Ok guys,
Rear brakes were shot, the driver side drum was cracked and the pads pretty much fell apart with ease. I removed all the old brake hardware from the drums and installed 2 brand new wheel cylinders, and hard lines. My question is how does the rear brakes go back in? I have new shoes, and also bought a spring kit to make my life easier.

thanks,
Joe

 

 

Just a note if you don't have a repair manual.I only disassemble one side at a time when doing brakes just in case I forget how something goes in which case you can look at the other side to see how everything goes together.
Another idea would be to snap a pic or 2 before digging in.

A couple tips.
Make sure to take apart and clean the self adjuster at the bottom or replace it with a new one (replace it especially if any of the teeth are worn at all),I like to smear a bit of anti seize to the threads before I put it back together.

There are usually a couple areas on the back plate where the shoes make contact,you can smear a bit of high temp grease on these areas just don't get crazy with the grease, once you get lube of any kind on the brake shoe surface they are junk.

It is good that you bought the hardware kit.Always use new hardware when replacing your brakes.The kits as you now probably know are pretty cheap so why use old stretched and brittle hardware? .

My post is probably a bit late but oh well hope you got your brakes done.

 

P>S. also make sure you put the shoes on correctly. the short shoe (primary) goes on the side that goes towards the front of the vehicle. the larger shoe (secondary goes towards the rear. refer to post #2
Cameron