Getting ready to do mine for the first time. Thanks for the video! So my Haynes manual suggested something that might have save you time on the passenger side drum removal. There's a rubber square door on the bottom of the drum. If you pry that out you can get a flat blade screwdriver or brake tool in to turn the star adjuster. It will bring the pads inward or push them out. Might have helped there. Great reference video, though. Thanks
Thanks for this video! Been restoring a 92 f150, gonna need brakes soon and just can't bring myself to pay the $1,000 price tag every stop in town wants for the rear and $800 for the front.
Dude. I just got a junk 95 f150 to learn on and the drums have been giving me hell. After watching this, apparently the auto parts store sold me the wrong auto adjuster kit.
Question - how hard is it to turn those rear wheels once the drums are off? When I turned the wheel with the tires on, it felt difficult but I figured it was just the brakes dragging. But now that the wheels and drums are off, it is still hard to turn. Does that seem like a rear differential problem of some sort or is that normal? I noticed that the brake lining on the shoes was thick but CRUMBLING. Had a similar problem on my 1965 Ford Galaxie. Damn Fords.
@@JoeMcCoskey Based on a suggestion, I put the truck in Neutral instead of Park. I originally had it in Park so I could get the key out. When in Neutral, the wheel spins "normally" - with some effort but don't need two hands. Thanks for your help and quick reply.
"Really hard" doesn't begin to describe how hard it is to get that parking brake lever reattached to the cable. Apparently we are a faulty design in God's plan for we should have had three arms and hands. With three (or another person) it is almost easy to push the cable spring back with two hands and let the other person slip the bracket in place. I just finished doing the four wheel drum brakes on my 1965 Ford Galaxie and thought the 1994 F-150 would be a piece of cake. Not so.
Getting ready to do mine for the first time. Thanks for the video! So my Haynes manual suggested something that might have save you time on the passenger side drum removal. There's a rubber square door on the bottom of the drum. If you pry that out you can get a flat blade screwdriver or brake tool in to turn the star adjuster. It will bring the pads inward or push them out. Might have helped there. Great reference video, though. Thanks
Thanks for this video! Been restoring a 92 f150, gonna need brakes soon and just can't bring myself to pay the $1,000 price tag every stop in town wants for the rear and $800 for the front.
Dude. I just got a junk 95 f150 to learn on and the drums have been giving me hell. After watching this, apparently the auto parts store sold me the wrong auto adjuster kit.
Just a quick tip. If you can't get the drums out hit it on the side with a hammer. It's a lot easier than hitting it on the back. Great video 💪
Good stuff!
Tie it on with a wire tie ,...break lever it won't come off leave it on
Question - how hard is it to turn those rear wheels once the drums are off? When I turned the wheel with the tires on, it felt difficult but I figured it was just the brakes dragging. But now that the wheels and drums are off, it is still hard to turn. Does that seem like a rear differential problem of some sort or is that normal? I noticed that the brake lining on the shoes was thick but CRUMBLING. Had a similar problem on my 1965 Ford Galaxie. Damn Fords.
I’d say if it’s a drive wheel then it will have some resistance to turning, otherwise it shouldn’t.
@@JoeMcCoskey Based on a suggestion, I put the truck in Neutral instead of Park. I originally had it in Park so I could get the key out. When in Neutral, the wheel spins "normally" - with some effort but don't need two hands. Thanks for your help and quick reply.
"Really hard" doesn't begin to describe how hard it is to get that parking brake lever reattached to the cable. Apparently we are a faulty design in God's plan for we should have had three arms and hands. With three (or another person) it is almost easy to push the cable spring back with two hands and let the other person slip the bracket in place. I just finished doing the four wheel drum brakes on my 1965 Ford Galaxie and thought the 1994 F-150 would be a piece of cake. Not so.
So blurry can't see