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Originally Posted by kev2809
booster came in yesterday and i finished getting it in today and installed it. definitely fixed my pedal problem. took it out for the first time in 10 years...AND, it was the first time i ever took it around the block (the only other time it left my yard is to the stop sign, and reversed back, so that doesnt count!). feels great for this truck to finally move under its own power in the 14 years ive had it, too long. now the back brakes isnt working right it feels like, think they need adjusted. and my speedo isnt working at all, but the cluster needs to come back off to align the tach needle anyways
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On the drum brakes, one thing I found on mine is when you put everything back together and adjust the brake shoes you can’t just adjust them out until they start rubbing and quit. You have to adjust them out as far as they will go and you cannot turn the wheel or drum at all. This centers the whole assembly in the drum. (I even tap around the drum with a hammer as I tighten them to help them center themselves) Then you back them off until the wheel/drum just turns, and stop. If you only adjust them out until they start rubbing and quit, the first time you press on the brake pedal the brake shoe assemblies will center themselves and you will have too much clearance between the shoes and the brake drum. I also put three lug nuts on backwards to hold the drum tight against the axle on the rear when adjusting them.
I know it is a pain in the butt to try and hold the self adjusters off of the adjuster wheel while you back them off, but this is the only way I could get my drum brake shoes adjusted correctly.
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