Quote Originally Posted by ew1usnr View Post
Whew! It takes a lot of room for the drum brakes to get that car stopped from 75 mph
I took The Wonder Falcon in to have the oil changed and I also mentioned a tic tick tick sound and my squeaky brakes.

The tick tick tick sound was from a leaking "doughnut" gasket where the exhaust pipe joins the manifold.

The brakes were squeaking because the front shoes were worn down almost to the rivets. I had new brake shoes installed, the front drums turned, the front wheel bearings packed. and the brake lines flushed. These are the new brake shoes:

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Yay! Now the car should stop more quickly. I will pick the car up this evening.