[Jrduncan]

Changed out my brake shoes today

Lots of "piccies" just for Bam



My method of pulling the brake drum, the proper way would be inserting bolts into the threaded holes and tightening until the drum is free.











Reference Pics



Retaining pins





Reset Adjuster to relieve spring tension



Flipped clamp to span so I could pull Adjuster out



With adjuster out you can remove spring by hand



Brake Line and Brake bleed nipple



New Brake Cylinder, shoes and hardware. Used clamp to compress before attaching green spring

Everything is back together now and working properly, on a side note my parking brake light was on until I drove around the block and then it turned off.
Also I watched these, I feel they are pretty good overall.

If you have the right tools just use them, I don't but..it's my truck lol.

 

[BamZipPow]

Very nice! Any issues or anything you would do differently?

When I pulled my drums so I could paint them fer corrosion resistance, I "tapped" them a few times with my sledgehammer. (peter gabriel)

 

[Jrduncan]

Very nice! Any issues or anything you would do differently?

When I pulled my drums so I could paint them fer corrosion resistance, I "tapped" them a few times with my sledgehammer. (peter gabriel)

Well I did all of my brakes because one of them was hanging, driving the truck it felt like the front right caliper but it ended up being right rear drum. I never identified what was causing the hang up which is slightly bothering me but it is gone. After being in there I think I will go back and replace the drums too (they were starting to get a slight wave in them). Oh and I should have put the little 1 inch spring that sits behind the shoe in before I put the shoes on, I had to use the the old main spring to fish around in there blindly and connect it