Anyone have a good write up on replacing 8.8 parking brake shoes?

[merace19]

I pulled them off and it was a pain. Any good write up on putting them back on. I though I would never be able to get the rear spring loose. I have disk brake rear. its only the parking brake shoes I am having issues with.

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

I'll be doing an axle seal on a 98 Exploder tomorrow at work, I'll take some pics and write something up. (brakes get replaced when replacing leaky axle seals)

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

That will be a bit easier for you as you will have the axle shaft out when doing the brakes.

 

[merace19]

I dont mind pulling the shaft if that makes it easier. Its a JY axle so no fluid in it.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Then I would take the extra 5 minutes to remove the axle shafts. It will give you a ton more room to get them springs on.

 

[UrbanRedneckKid]

Yeah..., cheap f***in, ignorant people, driving around unsafe cars...!

They didn't wanna spend the money, so it didn't get done. "next week" they say. Yeah... right.

Sorry

 

[merace19]

anyone know where there is one already online? Or at least a page or two from a manual.

 

[merace19]

I just got done replacing the shoes. It was super easy with the axle taken out.
Once axle is out all I did was removed the 2 pins and clips and then the adjuster screw. then the ends of the pads cam together and gave enough room to pop them off the lever that activates the brakes. I never needed to remove the 2 real hard to get off springs. I can do both sides now in less than 15 minutes.

 

[99RangerBoss]

ok well i just did my shoes on my 03 edge with an 8.8 rear end. First buy a haynes manual for just in case then take the drum off both sides but only work on one at a time so you can look at the other one for reassembly but not forgetting that one side is opposite the other. Better yet takes lots of close up pictures. And when reassemblying everything clean up the parts you have to reuse. BTW use shoes where the brake material is riveted on to the backing plate as these generally don't separate and get your drums turned or replace them or scuff them with sandpaper if they're not heavily damged...ie blue spots caused by getting too hot or deep scores from run down braking material.