i'll give a little update..

today finally got the new emergency brake cable that took 10 days.. silly enough i didnt pre-order the new brake shoes thinking they would have that in stock but they dont in the whole state of alaska not one oreilly has a set of rear brake drum shoes..

anyway.. tomorrow autozone they seem to have one set laying around.. and i have noticed the 'parking brake strud bar spring' has broken and since i want to do this all in one try im going to have to get these new aswell, im thinking napa probably should have those in stock (i hope)

https://www.napaonline.com/napa/en/p/UBP80465/UBP80465

those ones.. im not 100% if these are a must or just an anti rattle spring but i might aswell change that while im in there

 

Note from DJ
I’m glad that you haven’t forgot us

 

no i havent LOL

i do like solved issues on forums so i will post as soon i get something done

i really do appreciate the help im getting from the people on this forum

 

I vote for the classic rusted parking brake cables.

 

ok got all the parts i need
next few days should get something done

 

Note from DJ
We hope that it’s good news!

 

alright here we go, got the brandnew shoes on and brandnew drum .. i loosen up the parking brake cable to give it more slack and indeed the shoes retracted a tiny bit more and the adjuster doesnt fall out anymore so that looks good, after putting the drum on and the wheel and tightening the lugnuts the wheels is not locked up anymore but..

when i spin the wheel it almost makes a full turn and then rubs on something erm not sure how to explane this but like the wheel spins freely from 1 till 10 o'clock and from 11 to 12 it rubs on something.. it is not much but i dont understand why

marc

[edit] also i bought brandnew lugnuts which fit perfectly and look nice and shinny

 

Note from DJ
Just a wild shot but if you still have the Jeep on jack stands try starting up the Jeep, now place it in drive the apply the brakes a few times; this will center the shoes then see if problem has gone away.

NOTE you may need to re-adjust the adjusters in order to get good pedal.

Hope this helps.

 

problem solved i guess i could say

i drove the jeep last night for a couple of miles, the rubbing lasted about 1/2 a mile and went away eventually so seem like you are right after pressing the brake pedal a few times while driving the shoes centered somehow, its rain and snow now here and ive only done the passenger side so far when/if it clears up i will do the drivers side and see how that goes. thanks guys for the help and suggestions i sure appreciate it and makes finding a problem so much easier

thanks marc

and also yes djgrayxj i will double check that adjuster to fine tune it a bit tighter

 

Note from DJ
Glad to hear of the successful progress to this point.
It is probably not a good idea to drive the Jeep as is; because the rear brakes will react differently which might cause a spin out!

 

what do you mean with 'might cause a spin out' ?

 

Note from DJ
You have new brake shoes on one side in the rear and old shoes on the other side; there’s a chance that on side might brake better than the other side which might cause it to lockup under certain conditions.

 

ok thanks for that, i will try get the other side done as soon as i can

 

hello again,

winter has passed and few days ago i replaced the drivers side rear brake drum with brand new brake drum and shoes since i had more time and it wasnt so cold i noticed the rust on the outside area of the backplate that holds all the hardware and shoes had a thin layer of rust which was rubbing onto the brand new drum.. i figure the old drum had just worn out on that part .. so after removing a thin layer of this rust that made a huge difference and there is not dragging or rubbing at all anymore the wheel spins freely around the clock

this job is fixed moving on to the next one ..

thanks for the help

Marc