Q. I have a problem that I hope you can shed some light on: I’m trying to remove the rear brake drum(s) on my 2001 Mercury Villager. In the past, with other vehicles, hitting the drum with a hammer ...

Autoblog may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. The brakes on your car are one thing you don’t want to put off fixing. Luckily, ...

You never see them, but you always need them. Behind those rear brake drums they lead thankless lives, and hopefully are always ready to slow your 3,500-pound musclecar down. In a world of four-wheel ...

Free ModIn the March '09 issue, we presented a group of low-cost modifications in "30 Low-Buck And No-Buck Mods." One was to adjust the drum brakes to temporarily eliminate drag prior to drag racing.

Jeremy Richmond was facing the same dilemma as many have when making wholesale suspension and drivetrain mods in order to run healthy motors and tall tires on older 4x4s: Stopping power. His ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...

A build up of surface corrosion on outer brake drums is completely normal and doesn't, as a rule, affect the car – replacing the drums will obviously improve the appearance, but until you need to as a ...

Brake pads are among the most crucial components of a car that are considered normal wear items to maintain. Since brake pads create the friction that helps slow your car down when you press the left ...

Despite the insistence from some diehard traditionalists that there's no reason to upgrade a vintage hot rod to disc brakes, sticking with four-wheel drums is literally and figuratively a drag. The ...