Impala60
Well Known Member
I've been smoothing out that co-driver's side where needed with small amounts of Bondo and it's coming along pretty good. Meanwhile I thought I'd replace rear brake shoes. I bought Raybestos' brake shoe kit and installed the new parts on place. Surprisingly, those rear brakes were in really good condition so I believe they would have been just fine for a long time. But while front brakes had to be changed, I thought maybe I should replace these too. Maybe I should say that my dad had installed these old brakes on place in autumn of 1988 and brake drums had not been opened ever since.
Here's a Before & After pic':
So as I said, the front brakes were in need of new brake shoes. The old ones were completely dead and those "rivets" had made already a couple of scratches to the drums. But luckily those scratches are so minor that they don't matter the functionality and those drums can still be used. But as I said, shoes could not be used anymore...
On that Raybestos' set, there comes everything you'll need to swap these brake shoes. Those two upper springs that keep brake shoes on place were wrong shape though. Here in this picture, that upper bend is bent wrong way (Compare it to the black, old spring) and these springs did not stay on their place. Luckily I could reuse those old springs after cleanup.
Here is a picture of new front brakes:
Here's a Before & After pic':
So as I said, the front brakes were in need of new brake shoes. The old ones were completely dead and those "rivets" had made already a couple of scratches to the drums. But luckily those scratches are so minor that they don't matter the functionality and those drums can still be used. But as I said, shoes could not be used anymore...
On that Raybestos' set, there comes everything you'll need to swap these brake shoes. Those two upper springs that keep brake shoes on place were wrong shape though. Here in this picture, that upper bend is bent wrong way (Compare it to the black, old spring) and these springs did not stay on their place. Luckily I could reuse those old springs after cleanup.
Here is a picture of new front brakes: