28-08-2021, 03:09 PM
I would try it with the new linings.
Assuming the drums go on - sometimes, they don't, new parts can make re-fitting difficult.
There may be a ridge round the outside edge, if you have Girling drums, On occasion, I have had to file this down a bit - like taking the ridge off the top of a cylinder bore.
Then drive around a bit, a long braking session downhill, if you can manage it.
If the brakes work well enough by the time you reach the bottom of the hill, leave them alone.
They should improve given time.
Otherwise, inspection of the linings should show if there are particular high spots.
If you touch them up them with a file, it is easy to take too much off.
Assuming the drums go on - sometimes, they don't, new parts can make re-fitting difficult.
There may be a ridge round the outside edge, if you have Girling drums, On occasion, I have had to file this down a bit - like taking the ridge off the top of a cylinder bore.
Then drive around a bit, a long braking session downhill, if you can manage it.
If the brakes work well enough by the time you reach the bottom of the hill, leave them alone.
They should improve given time.
Otherwise, inspection of the linings should show if there are particular high spots.
If you touch them up them with a file, it is easy to take too much off.