Topic: drum brake fitament

[SpencerS]

Hey guys

For yhanks giving i got to rebuild my rear brakes. I am having a problem getting the new drums to fit on the assembly after putting new shoes and wheel cylinders on. The e brake is not engaged at all because the lever is fully in the back position.

I have yhe adjustter set to pull the shoes in all the way to the minimum.

Any ideas?

They are all napa parts

[emsvitil]

Shift the shoes up and down until the drum fits............

[SpencerS [OP]]

Tried that already. Ive moved all the components around to check if any were binding up. Even took it all apart and put it back together.

Im stumped

[4RunnerChevy]

Pics ?  Your saying the drum does not go back on, with the adjuster backed off and everything is the way it should be ?  Did you try rotating the drum all 6 possible ways ?  Maybe a warped drum ?  Wrong part ? 

[79coyotefrg]

post pics of your assembly sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.

[OOPS]

Had a buddy that had the same problem a few years back. On the aftermarket shoes he bought the slots for the e-brake bar was not deep enought. He got a set of OEM shoes and all was well.

[SpencerS [OP]]

so i got new shoes from napa and they fit now so thats a relief. but i have another question.

I put new studs on and the drum fits on the studs put theres a little bit of play left and right to make contact with the stud. Is that normal?

Do i have the wrong drum now too?

thanks guys

[emsvitil]

A little play around the studs is normal.

[SpencerS [OP]]

So now that everything is finished i have a leak some where that is sucking in alot of air because my rear brakes will not bleed theres so much air. Used 2 pints of brake fluid already. So now its a matter of tracing down the leak. Im pretty sure its the MC sucking in all the air. I will keep you guys updated.

Thanks for all the help guys!

[SpencerS [OP]]

So it was the master cylinder and my pedal pressure is descent now. But now the brake lights work some times and sometimes they dont. I think the sensor might have broke when i bled the brakes. Sigh.

Sonafter that its now time to track down a rear end vibration. I think its my damn ring and pinion.... Money pits are ftw but i still love my truck. But she gets to sleep on the couch for a few weeks. Haha

[SpencerS [OP]]

Yea so todays new problems are my battery either took a crap or my alternator shorted. And the only thing i can do now is laugh. Haha

[SpencerS [OP]]

Turns out that i just had bad contact with the terminals, cleaned em and everything is well. Also tightened up my driveline bolts(DERP!) and all vibrations are gone now! haha!