bad rear brakes

[Yaz]

i replaced everything except metal brake lines and brake boosterand master
my fronts are fine everything is new but my backs are in need of help, i am onmy second set of drums(sent the originals back defects) but i keep having this one problem they make a howling sound when i slowly slow down.. what do you think it is? i filed my shoes because they had marks from my old drum (looked like it was skipping) if i cant fix it i will do a disk brake setup(the ebay guy) when i get my new rear(which is still unfound)..

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[ibnfe]

Howl like a high frequency vibration? My right rear started "screeching" during light braking and found the wheel cylinder loose. Tightened it up and it stopped. Hope it's that simple....

[Mud Thrasher]

You filed the shoes down? Sounds like you should have just changed them out. That could very well be your problem. but if you're looking for a reasonn to get the disc brakes then just say you have a defective rear brake assembly and get it. ;)

[joe]

Just a guess John but I think your prob may be the old shoes in the new drums.
You might see about getting the shoes re-arched to match the drums. This used to be a pretty common practice after having a set of drums turned. Any auto shop should be able to do it. Parts houses used to do it if they did the drum turning but I haven't seen one of those machines in a parts house in years.