From: crwlr@verizon.net   
      
   "Joseph Wind"  wrote in message   
   news:4RVNj.9422$XF3.263@trnddc04...   
   > Thanks to all for the suggestions.  It was way easier than I thought it   
   > would be. Altogehter I think I spent about 40mins doing the whole job.   
   >   
   > I remembered a trick on removing the drum. There are two threaded holes in   
   > the brake drum.  I simply screwed in a 10mm bolt in each one and used them   
   > to pull the drum out.  Of course, I had to choke the tires before   
   > releasing the parking brake.  After that, the drum came out in a breeze.   
   > I had an extra thick washer and an open ended nut to pull the stud snug.   
   > I dont think the acorn style nuts are deep enough unless you have more   
   > washers, plus you might ruin the taper.   
   >   
   > One thing I did notice, my rear pads are still orginal (185k miles).   
   > Everytime I check them, there does not seem to be any wear.  The brake   
   > surface of the drum was smooth, a bit glazed, but looked normal.  Is this   
   > normal?   
   >   
      
   My instinct is that your rear brakes need to be adjusted. If the parking   
   brake handle pulls a long way, this confirms my suspicion. Properly adjusted   
   rear brakes (drum type) will have the handle pull something like 4 or 5   
   clicks to set the parking brake. If you are pulling the handle more than   
   that, you need to adjust them.   
      
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