I also used a full can of brake clean getting the insides cleaned up. I love the way that they turned out. I forgot how much I actually enjoy rebuilding drum brakes. Most people can't stand drum brakes for some reason, but I actually like them. I didn't mess around with trying to salvage anything. It doesn't really make sense to. I was able to completely rebuild both drum brakes with all new components for $63. That includes a big bottle of brake fluid and the can of brake clean that I used.
Jodi helped me bleed them out on Sunday afternoon and they work awesome. I'm very satisfied with their performance. There's just something about repairing a vehicle correctly and knowing you can confidently use that vehicle without fear of your "repair" being some Achilles' heel to the entire vehicle. I find immense satisfaction in it.
I took it to A-1 Custom Muffler to get new exhaust pipes welded in where they were all rusted through and so it has all new pipes on it.
I still have a few things that I need to do to it. It needs the following:
- New right-hand exhaust manifold and gasket.
- New valve cover gaskets.
- New proportioning valve brake dummy sensor (or plug since it's not hooked up anyway).
- Wheel alignment.
- 2 replacement tires.
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