I recently realized that the '01 2500 I bought last fall has absolutely no rear brakes. When the rear tires were on a patch of wet ice, they would spin with my foot on the brakes and just the transmission in gear.
I've done disk brakes dozens of times and am a solid shade-tree mechanic, but have never messed with drums.
1) Are there any specialized drum brake tools I need?
2) Is it reasonable to assume that the pads have just been worn down to nothing and never replaced? Are there any other reasonably common drum brake failures that cause a complete lack of brake force?
3) Anything specific to 2nd gen rear brake drums that I should know?
I've done disk brakes dozens of times and am a solid shade-tree mechanic, but have never messed with drums.
1) Are there any specialized drum brake tools I need?
2) Is it reasonable to assume that the pads have just been worn down to nothing and never replaced? Are there any other reasonably common drum brake failures that cause a complete lack of brake force?
3) Anything specific to 2nd gen rear brake drums that I should know?