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is it hard to replace the rear brake shoes? and is there a how-to anywhere? Ever since my wheel locked up and i removed the broken shoe, my brakes are done and i can't drive my car until it's fixed..

I take it you have drums??? I did a search and all I came up with was front pads, not rear drum shoes, sooooooo... but anyway, no, never done it, sorry. DO you have a Haynes Manual?? If not, you should get one, ASAP. It has all that info in there for ya.

From my FSM:

REMOVAL
(1) Raise the vehicle.
(2) Remove both rear tire and wheel assemblies from the vehicle
(3) Begin on one side of the vehicle.
(4) Remove the brake drum retaining clips (if
equipped)
(5) Remove the brake drum
(6) Remove the automatic adjustment lever-tobrake shoe spring
(7) Remove the automatic adjustment lever from the brake shoe.
(8. Remove the hold down clips and pins attaching the leading and trailing brake shoes to the brake support plate
(9) Remove the lower brake shoe-to-anchor plate return spring
(10) Remove the parking brake lever pin-to-brake shoe retaining clip
(11) Remove the leading and trailing brake shoes, upper return spring and automatic adjuster screw from the brake support plate as an assembly
(12) Disassemble the shoes completely once on the bench.
(13) Repeat the above procedure to the rear brakes on the other side of the vehicle.


INSTALLATION
(1) Begin on one side of the vehicle.
(2) Lubricate the eight shoe contact areas on the support plate and anchor using Mopar Multi-Purpose Lubricant or equivalent
(3) Assemble the front and rear brake shoe assembly, automatic adjuster screw, and upper return spring before installation on the vehicle.
(4) Install the pre-assembled brake shoes, automatic adjuster screw and upper return spring on the brake support plate
(5) Install the wave washer on the pin of park brake lever.
(6) Install the pin on the parking brake lever into hole in rear brake shoe assembly
(7) Install both brake shoe-to-brake support plate hold down pins and clips
(8. Install the lower brake shoe-to-anchor plate return spring
(9) Install the automatic adjustment lever on the leading brake shoe
(10) Install the automatic adjustment lever-tobrake shoe spring
(11) Adjust the brake shoes out until the drum lightly drags on the shoes when it is installed. Do not over-adjust the brakes.
(12) Install the brake drum
(13) Repeat the above procedure to the rear brakes on the other side of the vehicle.
(14) Install the tire and wheel assemblies. Tighten the wheel mounting nuts to a torque of 135 N·m (100 ft. lbs.).
(15) Adjust the rear brake shoes.
(16) Lower the vehicle.
(17) Road test vehicle stopping in both the forward and reverse directions. The automatic adjuster will continue to adjust the brakes during the road test of the vehicle

NOTE: I am NOT responsible for any injury or damage to self or vehicle as a result of these procedures. This is for your Informational purposes only.

haha i dont even want to attempt that... anyone want to come fix my brakes???

If they're broken, why don't you just get them fixed professionally? I don't see how that's worse than not driving.

its pretty hard to stretch the springs back into place . also the auto adjuster in the back of the drum is hard to adjust so that your shoes losen and the dum comes off. All in all its very cheap todo yourself but is a pain the ass

Nutmeg wrote:If they're broken, why don't you just get them fixed professionally? I don't see how that's worse than not driving.

because i'm not going to get by a shop...

This kit will work wonders for stretching those springs, etc.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... number=188



One bothersome thing for me though (doing rear brakes in mine very soon) is that it seems the rear brake hardware kit (new return and retainer springs) isn't available anywhere...

check your local j-yards for rear disc assemblys, drums suck ass.

danielc24 wrote:

Nutmeg wrote:If they're broken, why don't you just get them fixed professionally? I don't see how that's worse than not driving.

because i'm not going to get by a shop...

Meh. If you can't drive it or fix it...

That's why I'm hella grateful I got disc brakes all around as a factory option. Took the Mrs n I roughly 2 hrs to put in new rotors and pads. That's a 1st time install, using the Haynes for guidance (and I've only 1 'good arm" lol). (BTW 3-4 pages of instructions w/ pics for disc brakes, vs. 7 for drums!! ) Disc brakes FTMFW!

Later
Allex

Wenuden wrote:check your local j-yards for rear disc assemblys, drums suck ass.

Too bad you don't live closer you could have had for free the drums off my 05 SXT after I did the rear disc swap. They only had 23K on them at the time.

If you can find rear disc setup for a 2gen jump on them as they are so much easier to deal with than drums.