65 Barracuda daily driver
So, yesterday I started putting the sure grip under the car. The sure grip already had 10" backing plates, so I put some new shoes and drums on them. I could not find a set of new hardware that would have matched what I have here, so I just reused the ones that were on the old one. Which was a bummer, because when I took off the drums, it was disgusting. I hadn't taken off the drums in years. Also, note the mud that is still under the car from throwing it around in the desert last summer. Part of why I changed the rear end is that the old bearings were going out and the seals were leaky, so gear oil was dripping out of the axle tubes. Which made the rear brakes kinda useless. The car still stopped fine with the Kelsey Hayes disc brakes in the front. Oh, and the old drums didn't even match. One was a bell and the other a regular one. Now they are brand new and the same. What almost took the longest was to get the parking brake cables out. Found the info here on fabo of course. Using a small hose clamp works pretty well. And then putting the brakes together again took a while. Especially cleaning all these disgustingly greasy parts. Have I mentioned I hate working on drum brakes? You constantly feel like you need a third hand. I should have just bought a six pack and called a friend to help while drinking beer. Also, finally all right hand thread on all 4 corners! I still have to bleed the brakes, which I will do right after posting this...
Not super pretty, but good enough...
So, yesterday I started putting the sure grip under the car. The sure grip already had 10" backing plates, so I put some new shoes and drums on them. I could not find a set of new hardware that would have matched what I have here, so I just reused the ones that were on the old one. Which was a bummer, because when I took off the drums, it was disgusting. I hadn't taken off the drums in years. Also, note the mud that is still under the car from throwing it around in the desert last summer. Part of why I changed the rear end is that the old bearings were going out and the seals were leaky, so gear oil was dripping out of the axle tubes. Which made the rear brakes kinda useless. The car still stopped fine with the Kelsey Hayes disc brakes in the front. Oh, and the old drums didn't even match. One was a bell and the other a regular one. Now they are brand new and the same. What almost took the longest was to get the parking brake cables out. Found the info here on fabo of course. Using a small hose clamp works pretty well. And then putting the brakes together again took a while. Especially cleaning all these disgustingly greasy parts. Have I mentioned I hate working on drum brakes? You constantly feel like you need a third hand. I should have just bought a six pack and called a friend to help while drinking beer. Also, finally all right hand thread on all 4 corners! I still have to bleed the brakes, which I will do right after posting this...
Not super pretty, but good enough...