Drum brakes

[tubzz]

the wifes truck has no peddle,you can pump them up alittle but will bleed down to the flour.
i took off the rear passager side drum today.of course a spring fell out when i got the drum off.the front side shoe was kinda hanging their so i think the spring is what holds it in.
i have never been any good with doing drum brakes .
so if theirs a how to out their please point me that way.
can these spring be bought at a auto store?

 

[94f450sd]

go to a parts store and get a hardware kit for it.it will come with all the springs.

 

[95_stroker]

Are any of your wheel cylinders leaking or the master cylinder? Pedal bleeding to the floor is a sign of this.

 

[94f450sd]

it will also do that if his brakes are way out of adjustment also.i did 4 master cylinders anda set of wheel cylinders on mine as well as all new brakes,calipers and rotors and still had the sinking pedal untill i swapped the rear axle with one that had good drums.

 

[tubzz]

nothing is leaking,not loosing any fuel anywhere.
i'm going to start chasing parts tomorrow.the oreilly web sight says they have everything in stock but the drums at the closet store to me.
but i didn't think to measure the size of the shoes.what do you guys think they are 2 1/2" or 3" wide?it just a 97 f-250 kc with 355's.

 

[BJS]

ford did have a tsb regarding the sinking pedal when holding for extended periods of time. The replacement was a zero loss brake booster.

Parts are available @ the parts store go ahead and replace all of the springs on both sides while you're at it.

 

[95_stroker]

Let us know if doing the braked cures your sinking pedal terry.

 

[tubzz]

heres my back brake parts i got today from O'reilly's
2 brake drums [#81 60819] $54.99 each
brake shoes [#pab358ar] $67.99
drum hdw kit for both sides [#hdw7181] $6.69
2 wheel cyl [(L)#wc370042/(R)#wc370043] $10.49 each
2 self adj kits [(L)#hdw2598/(R)#hdw2599] $19.99 each
(those are O'reilly part numbers.)

i think thats it, total for everything was $262.74.not to bad.
now let the games begin.problie 20 years since i done drum brakes.

 

[95_stroker]

heres my back brake parts i got today from O'reilly's
2 brake drums [#81 60819] $54.99 each
brake shoes [#pab358ar] $67.99
drum hdw kit for both sides [#hdw7181] $6.69
2 wheel cyl [(L)#wc370042/(R)#wc370043] $10.49 each
2 self adj kits [(L)#hdw2598/(R)#hdw2599] $19.99 each
(those are O'reilly part numbers.)

i think thats it, total for everything was $262.74.not to bad.
now let the games begin.problie 20 years since i done drum brakes.

You do have the Rt. side rear that wasnt fouled up dont you? Be a good place to start.

 

[Norcal250]

drum brake tools would make your life really easy also...