How To: Rear Drum Brake Replacement

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WARNING!!!! NEVER WORK ON ANY VEHICLE IN THE AIR WITHOUT JACK STANDS IN PLACE!!!!!

Here we go!

Supplies needed:

rear brake shoes
rear brake hardware kit

Tools need:

Vise Grips
Flat head screwdriver
19mm deep well impact socket
impact or breaker bar

Special tools: OPTIONAL
Brake spring tool



1: Jack up truck and place it on jack stands

2: remove wheel



you now see this ( i have 10" brakes but 9" are the same )



3: remove drum



you now see this



4: remove blue spring first ( or whatever color yours is just go by the pictures lol)



5: remove hold down spring ( this requires the vise grip, clamp down on the sliver piece and push in and rotate)



6: now pull the pad out and down and this bottom blue spring will undo its self 9/10



7: remove the parking brake lever ( dont lose the anti rattle spring) ( if yours is already gone, dont worry bout it, you dont need it but it helps reduce brake noise)



8: now remove yellow spring



keep in mind how this is



the little silver metal chord will probably fall off also ill get to that later

9: remove the hold down pin and spring



10: remove the little clip that holds parking brake to pad



Now this is what you brakes look like ( use this as a reference )



11: now put parking brake lever back on new pad

12: hook bottom blue spring like this ( remember that silver chord here it is )



13: Now put the hold down spring and pin back on to hold the shoe in place ( i found putting the little cap like this in the vise grip make it alot easier to put on )



14:now make sure you route the silver chord like this and put it on first



15: now put on the yellow spring



16: now this is the hard part using the other pad get it all back like this ( this takes alot of playing and dont forget to get the star wheel adjuster in place!





17: now put the hold down pin and spring in

18: put the upper blue spring in



19: now using the screwdriver spin the adjuster till you get slight rubbing on the drum and you are golden

here is how u adjust them



enjoy your rear brakes!

use all the pictures to your advantage and make sure you get it right, and only do one side at a time so you have the other side as a reference