GM Brake Shoes

How Can I Tell if My GM Brake Shoes are Bad?

Imagine driving a Chevrolet truck like Silverado 1500. You're stuck in heavy stop-and-go traffic around Winston-Salem: business as usual on, say, the 285, headed out of town. You hit the brakes, and you start hearing weird scrapes or squeaks. Worse yet, you let up again, as traffic eases -- but you can still hear them. Maybe stopping's starting to take longer, too.

You'll want to run home (or to a GM dealer) for an inspection. Find the parking brake's loose? Or at least, that it isn't working the way it should? Check the car's drum brakes next, including the brake drums themselves. Most likely, you've got a faulty brake shoe. If it's worn out, there's no fixing it; you'll need to replace it.

Luckily, the job's straightforward, and the average cost, for Chevy Silverado 1500 in this case, should run anywhere from $430 to around $500. (It's usually more like between $260 and $299, for most vehicles; exceptions are for bigger ones usually, like GMC G1500 -- brake shoes for one of those can run between $350 and almost $400.) Of course, that'll depend on whether your drum brakes are the everyday kind, clasp brakes, pinch brakes, or band brakes, too.

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