Boring informative video on how to change the drum brakes in these old beasts. I hope you get all the info you need to repair your brakes yourself and keep your old Betty cruisin down the road!
Was quoted $600 for labor on replacing shoes , drums, and cylinders. But after watching this video It gave me confidence to do it my self. Going to try and knock it out in a couple weeks
Yeaaaaa buddy! Always better to do it yourself if you can. Not gonna lie though, if that’s $600 including parts then that’s not terrible. Drums are $200-300, shoes 75-100, cylinders 20-40, hardware kit 20., fluids, lines, etc… So around 450 in parts. I certainly wouldn’t change these for someone else for $150 🤣 But for myself I guess I’ll suck it up 😎 Let me know how it goes!
I'm doing this job right now on my wife's 2000 dually. I'm 50, & a little worried about pulling the heavy drum off. Oh well, I'm still gonna send it! 😂
love the video. watching to learn how to work on my 1988 c3500. question, since you are removing the backplate, could you leave the brake pad assembled, remove the entire thing as a unit and work on it on the bench? instead of trying to work those springs on the ground?
Thanks for checking it out! I don’t know honestly know if the whole thing would come off in one piece with all the springs intact. But let me know if that works!
Great video, I was wondering how can i get to the rear brake line on these heavy duty axles since that line is sandwiched against the rear leaf pack, now I know. Thanks
The truck is on the road, what I’m trying to do is replace the rear lines with a stainless kit that I purchased, I did the entire truck except the rear lines . When I tried to get to the rear brake lines I noticed that those lines are packed so tight against the leaf springs that the only way imagine is to pull the brake cylinder out , but it never dawned on me about pulling the backing plate until your video, very informative,
I don’t honestly remember 🤣 but if you go to any of the parts store websites you’ll probably be able to find the correct part number for your application.
At 9:12 the do hicky that goes back and forth that holds the springs in place. What is it called mines is bent plus now I can’t find it since I took the truck apart almost a year ago.
any idea where i could get replacement clip and square locking block for the spindle nut ? i have this axle in the rear of 1937 dodge but previous mechanic has lost the bits i only have the nuts!! cheers
My truck was sitting for years and I believe the break shoes are stuck to the drum. Any ideas for breaking the break drum loose. So far a torch and hammer hasn’t helped. The left rear dually is the problem child.
Oh boy I went through that on my f350 a couple years ago. I beat the crap out of it days. Eventually after days of soaking with PB blaster and whacking it let loose. 🤷🏻♂️
Gotta be military? Love the video, had 90% of mine off but things were a little snug and instead of heemaning if off and breaking something, looked here to just make sure. Thanks for your help, vid was great
I hate you dude you went through one of the best videos and then when I got to the part where I can't figure out how to get the thing back together you go super speed with no explanation thanks for the help
@@conquercustom lmao I was trying to put everything back together all aggravated and when it got to the part of the video I've been waiting for it went high speed . I was just standing in the driveway like FML
What's the torque on the locking ring? In many cases, you crank it down to a specific amount then back it off a bit. But I didn't see any mention of that.
I wish I had enough wit to keep my cool when doing my own automechanics. Maybe once I garage is more set up it will become easier, but your flow state is untouched in automechanics as far as I am concerned!!! Great work, brother!
🙌 Thank you 🙏 But I get pissed off plenty 😆 the camera only tells part of tale. I work through problems and don’t let anything stop me. Keep after it man, it might not get easier but as you advance it will seem easier. 💪
I’m not sure, maybe? But if the bleeders are in bad enough shape to break off then it probably wouldn’t hurt to do a brake job and replace the cylinders.
@@conquercustom was literally thinking that cause you said they were cheap and def dont wanna do this twice!! Thank you for taking the time for the video
@@conquercustomjust like yours the drum came off as 1, but while shopping I only see drums that have the back half the front half where the studs are attached is not on the drum. Is it 2 pieces or 1 piece?
@@TheNeecee23 it’s a 2 piece design but they should come together. I’ve never successfully separated a dually hub from its rotor. They’re usually hella locked on.
