My wheel cylinder failed and in replacing it I notice there was no Wheel cylinder pins or link that connect to the brake shoes. So I thought the WC lost pressure, the pins fell out and the shoes damaged the WC further making it leak fluid everywhere. But searching some stuff some people say they don’t have any and the brake shoe goes directly into the WC. 2000 with Chrysler 8.25.

This damage is what I thought would happen if the shoes went directly into the WC

These are the pins I am talking about that you usually see on drum brakes

 

No your picture is correct, the brake shoe arm rides on that metal inside the rubber. When the brake system is actuated that metal face moves outward on either side of the cylinder

 

Thanks, good to know. Now I wonder how my wheel cylinder seal broke. Probably just 23 year old rubber giving up