I recently replaced the drum brake shoes on my 96 chevy c3500 dually after discovering the oil seal was installed correctly and leaked gear oil into the drum. After replacing the oil seal and brake shoes on the driver side I made sure everything was installed correctly, bled the brakes and tested to make sure the brake was engaging properly but turned by hand with no drag. However, even though the wheel spins freely and does not drag it is getting extremely hot after driving. (note) I did only install new shoes on the driver side because when I checked the passenger side everything looked good and the brake shoes appear to have been recently changed.
Jul 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
