Brake Question

sagiliam · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Karma :

Hello,
sorry, this is a bit of dummy question. I have suzuki fr50, almost identical to a Honda c50. i had an issue where my front brake was over camming. I had the shoes replaced and considering they were new they werent all that sharp. I should of returned and said something but hey. Now this replacement was about april. i noticed recently my front brake is pretty shit tbh. Now could it be that my shoes are wearing down again or am i able to tighten the brakes in some way?
Thanks
Liam

Jebus · Brolly Dolly Joined: 10 Jul 2004 Karma :

yeah they can be adjusted, but drum brakes are crappy really so dont expect much.
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stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

You might also find that the surface of the pad material has become glazed. Happens sometimes, just rough them up a bit with some sandpaper.

The new pads can take a while to bed-in to the shape of the drum properly too. As I remember, sanding some of the material off the trailing edge of the pads can speed things up a bit.