going to get brake shoes

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:19 am

ok i'm buying brake shoes today and i was wondering what all i need to do the rear brakes. I know i need shoes but should i get that all in one spring kit? What about lube?

SlvrACR · Post by **SlvrACR** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:54 am

If you have a nice amount of miles I would get the hardware kit. Things are known to brake and usually they arent more then $18-20

soccerdanno · Post by **soccerdanno** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 9:32 am

Get some brake part cleaner too and give everything inside your drum a good spray down. You might also pick up some "anti-sqeak" stuff that you rub on the contact surface of the inside of the drum. Good luck!

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 5:07 pm

YAY! i have rear brakes...

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:09 pm

what would cause my ebrake to not work?

soccerdanno · Post by **soccerdanno** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 7:45 pm

Perhaps during the process you disrupted the linkage from the e-brake to one of your rear drums. Follow the e-brake line back to where it connects to your drum and make sure everything looks normal. Perhaps buy a haynes/chiltons manual and look at some of the photos.

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 8:22 pm

when i pull the ebrake it feels like nothing is connected. On the drivers side we disconnected it but on the pass. side we didn't.

aperson · Post by **aperson** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:23 pm

Did you reconnect the drivers side? also you may have to readjust the brakes by turning the star wheel on the adjuster.

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:34 am

yes we reconnected it , do i need to turn the wheel up or down?