96ckeecntry

Where do these go?

http://sdrv.ms/15PzBad

I just did a brake shoe job and I used a slew of pictures and write-ups from various places (including caged's writeup) and nobody made reference to where they went.

I was just wondering if I can run without them or not. It appears others do so I guess that's yes?

caged

those u-clips are to hold the parking lever on the pin against the trailing brake shoe on the dana 44 axle.

96ckeecntry

ok so i put it up at the top part of the shoe where I hooked it through? I guess I put the circular shaped side toward the drum? Hope I can get it in there without taking everything apart.

What about the circular washer? It was too small to be the washer for the star wheel adjuster.

Dan91

Good to know I always figured they were for some other application, now I finally know lol.

96ckeecntry

ok so I tried to use the u-clip around the metal on the parking brake lever but it was too wide to grab anything.

Should I deform the u-clip or should I just leave it off? With all springs installed the parking brake lever is firmly seated in there so I hope its ok.

caged

i've had to tweak mine.
i just used pliers to squeeze it closed around the pin.

67 GMC

X2

Don't leave it off-For sure it will work it's way loose with the heat. It's a poor design (overly complicated compared to other drum brake setups). Self adjusters rarely work as intended.

OldBustedBaby

Thank's for posting this, I was worried I was missing something because of those parts.