Loud noise coming from rear brakes on my 240z

[jalexquijano]

I have been noticing there is a loud noise produced whenever i step on the brakes once i crank the engine and start driving out from the garage. The noise comes from the rear brakes. How do i get rid of this noise? Will i need to open the drum brakes and sand any parts?

[Mark Maras]

 Describe the noise. Squealing, metal on metal scraping, intermittent noise that matches drum rotation? You will need to pull the drums and visually check it all out. 

[jalexquijano]

Its not a high pitch squealing. Its different maybe metal on metal. I only use this car on sundays as i hate the traffic in Panama.

[Mark Maras]

 Metal to metal is usually the brake shoes scraping the drums caused by no brake lining left on the shoes. It "sounds" like it's time for new rear brakes and possibly a drum turn if they look rough.

[jalexquijano]

Any brake drum kit you would recommend?  Or should i only order the shoes?

[psdenno]

1 hour ago, jalexquijano said:

Any brake drum kit you would recommend?  Or should i only order the shoes?

Pull the drum on the side making the noise and look for scoring/rub wear marks on the inside of the drum.  At that time, also look to see how much material is left on the brake shoes.  Based on what you see, you MAY need to order shoes and have the drum"turned" which will resurface the inside of the drum.  Any shop that does brakes should be able to do the job - not a major event.

Dennis

Edited September 29, 2019 by psdenno

[siteunseen]

How far will your emergency brake lever come up? If it stands up to 12 o'clock your shoes are usually worn out. New shoes will go to about 10 o'clock in my experience with these cars. For what that's worth!

[jalexquijano]

Maybe 1130 am