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[NeverGiveUpYota]

I went cheap on mine..
Used these...
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They holding pretty good....

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Those are cool. What about the metal hook thing?

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

I went cheap on mine..
Used these...
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They holding pretty good....

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Found them! Thanks!

 

[MANUCHAO]

What about the metal hook thing?

I bought some stock metal and cut and bent myself...

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

Nothing can be easy for me.... driver adjusting nut was easy, did what it’s supposed to do. Drum came off and FAWK! Differential puke!
Passenger adjusting nut I got easy right off but the little bolt was too rusted in and I ruined it. Ended up drilling it and popping the head off. Then I doubted myself on the adjusting nut and turned it the wrong way and it seized. Had to pry the drum off. Bone dry on that side,right side shoe worn to metal. What a mess. Donned mask, thanks again @Saucerman and googles and cleaned both. Drums now at a shop to be turned.

Calling Cruiser Outfit now to order read axle seals.... derrrr!

 

[MarkBC]

How many different Toyota drum brakes have I fought with... Echo, 4runner (x2), 60. Three types so far. My sister's Echo had worn the drum so much + rust on the unworn part expanded out so it wouldn't come off, so I had to zip disc the drum apart without damaging the internal parts I was re-using. On a Sunday afternoon when she was driving back home Sunday night. And it started raining. Luckily the parts store was open and had stock.

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

Rear axle rebuild kit on route thanks to the time difference from UT to CT, thanks Chris @ @cruiseroutfit saving my butt again!
Already have the drums, cylinders and hardware... like I said, was hoping for an easy drum brake job. My first and apparently the condom broke and now I’ve got a nice mess to clean up.

So there she sits mocking me w/ her tush floating in the air.

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

How many different Toyota drum brakes have I fought with... Echo, 4runner (x2), 60. Three types so far. My sister's Echo had worn the drum so much + rust on the unworn part expanded out so it wouldn't come off, so I had to zip disc the drum apart without damaging the internal parts I was re-using. On a Sunday afternoon when she was driving back home Sunday night. And it started raining. Luckily the parts store was open and had stock.

I think I need to simply start expecting a s***show from the get go....
That driver drum I had off in like 5 mins around noon. The passenger.... well I got them to the auto parts place about 4:30... only a few texts distracting me here and there.

 

[MoaByte]

When I did my rear axle bearings years ago, you said something like "It's a right of passage". Mine was a straight forward process thanks to MUD.

I talked to Chris at Cruiser Outfitters just last week, he was helpful and professional and got me squared away on updating my OME springs to the current weight load. It just made me smile to hear what a small world we crawl in.

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

When I did my rear axle bearings years ago, you said something like "It's a right of passage". Mine was a straight forward process thanks to MUD.

I talked to Chris at Cruiser Outfitters just last week, he was helpful and professional and got me squared away on updating my OME springs to the current weight load. It just made me smile to hear what a small world we crawl in.

I said that to you? People do... and here I am. I had a hunch it wasn’t going to be a straightforward brake job. Hopefully it goes easier than when Chris @cps432, (correct?) did his a month plus ago. Strangely enough I followed that thread because of this hunch. How did that make out Chris?

 

[cps432]

I said that to you? People do... and here I am. I had a hunch it wasn’t going to be a straightforward brake job. Hopefully it goes easier than when Chris @cps432, (correct?) did his a month plus ago. Strangely enough I followed that thread because of this hunch. How did that make out Chris?

I ended up hammering those axles into place. I then set the c clip on top of the axle shaft and used a slide hammer and axle pulled attachment to pull the axles back into position. It felt sketchy as hell but it’s been perfectly fine for the last 700 miles or so.

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

I ended up hammering those axles into place. I then set the c clip on top of the axle shaft and used a slide hammer and axle pulled attachment to pull the axles back into position. It felt sketchy as hell but it’s been perfectly fine for the last 700 miles or so.

Cool. Good to know. Didn’t you have one end, short, machined down too?

 

[cps432]

Cool. Good to know. Didn’t you have one end, short, machined down too?

I did, but it wasn’t necessary as it turns out. ARB did put out a bulletin about machining axles back a few mm in case it’s hitting the air locker. I never did figure out exactly why it was so tight. Everything measured out to spec perfectly outside of the axle but when it went together it was somehow tight enough to need a BFH. And a few beers...

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

Removed diff cover which was a blast of fun. Whoever thought oil seals were a good idea didbt keep the truck past year 5? Idk, that stuff is awful. Had to wire wheel the nuts just to get to the threads. It is peeling off the cover in sheets, just like the frame.
Then to open it took a paint scraper to pry it open from the cork gasket. Jeez! Spiders out, c clips, axles out thanks to some guidance from a willing participant.
Old shoes and hardware removed. Again to s of not fun but being a rust expert almost now I knew how to handle it almost 100%.
Seals and wheel bearings pulled w/ a napa free rent tool... Eddie likes me so much he just lets me take them “I know where you live!” I’m often back w/ whatever it is in less than 30 mins, they’re 5 from me.
All sealed up for the night; axle shaft closed w/ rags, diff closed w/ baggie and tape.
Drums painted w/ rust converter.

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

More pics. Two bolt causalities (one from yesterday, the drum retaining screw) and broke the brake line. All okay, I have plenty of new line and long nuts.

 

[tmxmotorsports]

Make sure you clean and anti sieze those ebrake bell cranks

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

Make sure you clean and anti sieze those ebrake bell cranks

Aye aye Captain!

 

[Saucerman]

GAWDLAMIGHTY! Every time I check in on you there is something else ripped all to hell and in a thousand pieces. Look Mama, you've turned that driveway into a Cruiser re-assembly line. That's awesome! For me, those axel jobs were tough because they were the first things I did when I bought my truck a few years ago. I'm glad I did them though because it saved a ton of money and now I don't worry that something will go wrong. There is something liberating about doing these jobs. Feels good. Every time I see your smiling or closing face in these shots it reminds me of that feeling. Can't say it enough, we are all proud of you. That and some of us are thankful that we will have someone else to pester when we tackle projects like these in the future.
Oh, and don't forget to paint your brake baking plates some wild bright color too.

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

GAWDLAMIGHTY! Every time I check in on you there is something else ripped all to hell and in a thousand pieces. Look Mama, you've turned that driveway into a Cruiser re-assembly line. That's awesome! For me, those axel jobs were tough because they were the first things I did when I bought my truck a few years ago. I'm glad I did them though because it saved a ton of money and now I don't worry that something will go wrong. There is something liberating about doing these jobs. Feels good. Every time I see your smiling or closing face in these shots it reminds me of that feeling. Can't say it enough, we are all proud of you. That and some of us are thankful that we will have someone else to pester when we tackle projects like these in the future.
Oh, and don't forget to paint your brake baking plates some wild bright color too.

Those plates are so rusted on.... two people said “you don’t have to take them off...“ I’m not sure I could. I used a sand mallet to tap on the backside and nothing is happening. The bolts are out too. Those things are so ugly from the passenger side being so dry. The end of the bolts literally were swelled larger than the section of threads inside the nuts esp one. It some wicked finesse to get that side free w/o shearing them.

 

[NeverGiveUpYota]

Thanks guys! @cruiseroutfit! You know what I’ll be doing tomorrow!

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Thanks guys! @cruiseroutfit! You know what I’ll be doing tomorrow!

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Thank you!

And I'm glad to see the guys are doing a nice job packing and protecting those gaskets, I'll give them some kudos!