Post by docg1966c10 on Mar 14, 2010 17:15:37 GMT -7
Ok so I'm new here, and recently picked up a real cream puff of a truck (I wish)
Anyway being new to drum brakes and their changing for new shoes I decided to just dive in head first, I mean how hard could it be..? Little did I know it, but I'd decided to place my manhood into a bee's nest. WOW I think I'll just swap to disk before doing that crap again. Best part about it is, I've still got the front to do (yay!!!) LoL don't let my doom and gloom make any of the even newer (than me) folks who read this disheartened, it wasn't that bad. But I can tell you to make sure you get the proper tools, otherwise its an even bigger pain in the sit down muscles than it needs to be.
Speaking of proper tools, Here's a pic of the ones in question:
They are listed as Drum brake tools and are sold as a 3 tool set @ harbor freight. You will also need a good set of line wrenches if you need to replace the wheel cyl like I did. Here's a few pics of mine:
It was seized, and non-functional as well as being filled with what looked like sand. Here's a pic of the replacement piece as I put it back in:
Oh, and just so you know, this did not take place in the best of weather so I had to hurry...
For the novices out there like myself... when putting the shoes back on Make Sure you put the emergency brake piece in the correct hole like shown:
Other wise you'll end up pulling it apart again because its wrong and wont work. MMMMMM great. All in all it is a task that I would rate a 7 on the difficulty meter for a novice (such as myself) I would also highly recommend taking a good picture of the set up before you break anything loose, as well as after when you get it back together so you can verify its correct. Well thats what I did anyway. Here's a before and after shot:
again, Before:
and After:
So, now that I've written a book (complete with pictures) what do you guys think?
Anyway being new to drum brakes and their changing for new shoes I decided to just dive in head first, I mean how hard could it be..? Little did I know it, but I'd decided to place my manhood into a bee's nest. WOW I think I'll just swap to disk before doing that crap again. Best part about it is, I've still got the front to do (yay!!!) LoL don't let my doom and gloom make any of the even newer (than me) folks who read this disheartened, it wasn't that bad. But I can tell you to make sure you get the proper tools, otherwise its an even bigger pain in the sit down muscles than it needs to be.
Speaking of proper tools, Here's a pic of the ones in question:
They are listed as Drum brake tools and are sold as a 3 tool set @ harbor freight. You will also need a good set of line wrenches if you need to replace the wheel cyl like I did. Here's a few pics of mine:
It was seized, and non-functional as well as being filled with what looked like sand. Here's a pic of the replacement piece as I put it back in:
Oh, and just so you know, this did not take place in the best of weather so I had to hurry...
For the novices out there like myself... when putting the shoes back on Make Sure you put the emergency brake piece in the correct hole like shown:
Other wise you'll end up pulling it apart again because its wrong and wont work. MMMMMM great. All in all it is a task that I would rate a 7 on the difficulty meter for a novice (such as myself) I would also highly recommend taking a good picture of the set up before you break anything loose, as well as after when you get it back together so you can verify its correct. Well thats what I did anyway. Here's a before and after shot:
again, Before:
and After:
So, now that I've written a book (complete with pictures) what do you guys think?
anyone know if its possible to turn my c10 into 4x4 ?