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    Rear drum brakes + mud. . .

    Hey guys, I posted this on another forum but thought I'd ask here too. Our mechanic had to replace our drum brakes because he said the mud caked up and basically ruined them. Now I washed them the best I could after every trip. I hosed until the water ran clear then hosed some more back up behind the wheel. Am I doing something wrong? Anyone else ever have this issue? Is there a better way to clean these?

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    Been there, done that tons of times. After a mud run, pope off the wheel and drum and hose those suckers out till they are clean. It's gotta be done or the mud will kill em. Can't clean em out unless you take off the drums. It has become part of my clean up routine after a mud-fest.

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    Well how hard is it to pop off and hose down? Also how much would it cost to do a brake conversion to disc brakes? Those seem easier to clean

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    Quote Originally Posted by Techflork View Post
    Well how hard is it to pop off and hose down?
    4lb sledge and a can of brakleen. give the drum a good hard whack or two on the face (dont hit the studs) and it should be easy to take off. brakleen will clean them better than water.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sloth_Fratelli View Post
    4lb sledge and a can of brakleen. give the drum a good hard whack or two on the face (dont hit the studs) and it should be easy to take off. brakleen will clean them better than water.
    I used to use brake cleaner but damn with how frequent I was dipping in the mud it got quite expensive lol. I ended up just using a spray hose. Spray em once to let the water soak in then spray em again after a few minutes and all that stuff just comes off like oatmeal.

    Not really worth the upgrade to disc just to keep em a little bit cleaner. Mud will just find a way to phuck up that system too, like seize up the calipers, which happens to the front after a while of muddin.

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    Quote Originally Posted by limegreentj View Post
    stay outta the mud!
    This. I find myself spending less money on replacement parts now that I stay out of the mud...
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    Quote Originally Posted by notmYJ View Post
    This. I find myself spending less money on replacement parts now that I stay out of the mud...

    Ditto - but even little trail mud puddles will build up mud in the drum over time so it's still a good idea to clean & adjust them periodically.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gonecheenin View Post
    Ditto - but even little trail mud puddles will build up mud in the drum over time so it's still a good idea to clean & adjust them periodically.
    I should have mentioned that also having 4 wheel disc brakes makes clean up a lot easier. That 8.8 swap sure is a good thing.... lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by notmYJ View Post
    I should have mentioned that also having 4 wheel disc brakes makes clean up a lot easier. That 8.8 swap sure is a good thing.... lol

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    I hope to have a Shaved 6 lug 14 bolt full floater with disc brakes & a D300 driveline parking brake underneath my rig in the near future - but for time being I'll be pulling the drums off every couple months for a clean & adjust.
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