How To: Rear Drum Brake Replacement

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  1. ZRanger28

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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

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    1: Jack up truck and place it on jack stands

    2: remove wheel

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

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    3: remove drum

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    you now see this

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

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

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

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    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)

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    8: now remove yellow spring

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    keep in mind how this is

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

    9: remove the hold down pin and spring

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

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

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    11: now put parking brake lever back on new pad

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

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    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 )

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

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    15: now put on the yellow spring

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    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!

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    17: now put the hold down pin and spring in

    18: put the upper blue spring in

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    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

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    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
     
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