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   "Mike K"  wrote in message   
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   > "Joseph Wind"  wrote in message   
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   >> 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?   
   >>   
   > depends on how much you carry in the bed and how hard you stop. If you   
   > don't carry much and don't stop hard the rear pads will last a very long   
   > time.   
   > how long do your pads last on the front?   
   >   
   I get about 60k to 90k, it's a manual trans so I engine brake a lot.  I   
   remember changing my fronts at least twice, since I bought my 4Runner.  I   
   replaced my stock 7" clutch with a TRD 8" clutch kit at 120k.   
      
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