Drum brakes replaced... now it smells like cooking.

[crumpet19]

I've got an '89 chevy corsica. I just pulled the rear drums off and replaced the brake pads. I need to take the drums and get the ground (or maybe just replace them). But, I didnt have time to do that yet, so i just changed the pads.

Now the thing is that I was driving around (like 3 blocks) and I can smell them getting hot. Is this necesarily a bad thing or are they just wearing in?



-christopher?

 

[HiTek21]

Most of the time brakes smell bad when you first put them in, but after awhile the smell will go away. If it doesn't then somethings wrong

 

[Pilsnerpete]

The smell is probably from the "shoes" having to burn down to fit the grooves in your drums. Sounds like a bit of extra work, but I've done the same. I pulled the whole fuel rail off to change 1 injector. I didn't have $480 for the other 3.