2002 Dodge Caravan SE brakes noise

[sunny]

Hello all,

Is it normal that my van is starting to sqeak out noises from the rear drum
brakes?
I have 39 000 km so far. Do I need to replace them so soon?

Thanks

 

[damnnickname]

Cant hear the noise you are refering to!! But to be safe why not have the
brakes checked? depending on driving habbits/conditions-----city driving====
you could need them replaced
Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

 

[StevJensen]

"sunny" [email protected] wrote

Is it normal that my van is starting to sqeak out noises from the rear drum
brakes?
I have 39 000 km so far. Do I need to replace them so soon?

The guide rails that the pads ride in have gotten corroded.
Remove calipers and pads. Scrape rails clean. Apply a thin coat
of brake lubricant(not regular grease) to the rails. Reassemble.

You may (or may not) need to replace the pads, but you can only
tell by looking and seeing if they are worn.

 

[Mike Behnke]

StevJensen;

Rear brakes. Drums. No pads, Shoes. No rails, pivot points.

Rear brakes are probably in need of service and adjustment, or are
glazed and may require replacement.

Sunny, do you "ride" the brakes?

 

[StevJensen]

Mike Behnke [email protected] wrote

StevJensen;

Rear brakes. Drums. No pads, Shoes. No rails, pivot points.

Really?? Drums *only* is an option on SE??
Mine has a drum & shoes, but it is only for the parking brake.
NOT the main brake system which is disk and pads.
Incidentally, I have had to fix this problem twice.

 

[Doug]

Rear drums brakes on the Se as an option?
I don't think so.
Instead they are standard equipment on the SE.
At least that's what my SE has and it's what the factory tech manual
says....

Doug

 

[StevJensen]

Doug [email protected] wrote

Rear drums brakes on the Se as an option?
I don't think so.
Instead they are standard equipment on the SE.
At least that's what my SE has and it's what the factory tech manual
says....

I did not remember 4-wheel disks as being an option.
Looking in the book, I got the 4-wheel disks with the AWD.
They are not an option when you get the AWD setup.
It seems you have to have the "Sport" or above to get the
4-wheel disks otherwise.

My bad.