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Old 11-16-2019, 01:10 PM   #191
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Originally Posted by JD001 View Post
Why would you draw a diagram of the rear drums on your Chevy Nova (even if it's a rebadged Toyota)?
derail in 3, 2, 1....


so my rangers brake pedal started feeling 'off' about a month ago. tore down the rear drums, and figured out that the parking brake was seized half-applied, one piston was seized on one side, the other side was leaking. replaced the pistons, took pictures before tearing it down to make sure i could get it back together.

i get everything back together 100% of how the pictures i had were, but then the brake adjuster cables had 1/2" of slack, where it had all been tight.

it took 4 hours and calling my mechanic brother out to look at it to finally figure out that the half-moon cable guide piece the adjuster cable ran over had a notch that was 1/32" out of place, causing the slack.

drum brakes are evil.
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