Rear drums.

Hi all - had a weird experience up on the crooked river track last month - the rear brakes basically stopped working and when applied, the would just brrrrrr - is in vibrate/stutter at a high rate rather loudly (in the car at least). From there I got all the way up and back down to Drago and the rear drums were barely warm - clearly doing not much - BUT they did come back to normal after some fairly aggressive brake applications. Which was good because we planned on doing (and did) billy goats....!

When I got back home I took it to a brake place and they said everything was fine - but the rear shoes were somewhat 'glazed' - possibly from the water?
Has any one heard or preferably seen this happen before? I have done plenty 'in the water' but the first time they have reacted like that. Is there a way to avoid it?
As an aside, we did crooked river 1st thing in the morning - after leaving Talbotville. I wonder if that was a factor - i.e. the would have been stone cold and then dunked in the river.

Many thanks!

Aaron

Drums should survive a little dunking better than discs and water's never been a real problem, but mud on the other hand, sheesh!

We've had several stories of people crossing dirty water and the brake housing filling with silt.

There's no real way to avoid it either (slotted drums, perhaps) unless you drive with the handbrake applied (not recommended!).

Thanks Tony.