[Legolas894]

Originally Posted by epashhans

Yep, that bolt/pin where the brake pads ride on at the top...thats the culprit. I believe its 1 1/16 or 1 1/8...and a deep socket if you can get one. I made it work without a deep socket but it was a pain. The pin part goes into where you put your ratchet. You can take your springs loose, slide the pads to the side, and then remove the bolt/pin. Your wheel cylinder should come right out then. Loosen your brake hose before you get to that point or you won't have enough leverage to break it loose. Then you can twist the cylinder to get the hose off.

Exactly-I learned the hard way-Twist the cylinder to get the hose off. I broke the line trying to get the hose off the fixed cylinder. As for the size, I can't remember but the only two sockets I ever bought individually were 1 1/8 and 1 1/16 so it has to be one of these

I kept my four drums too. They work well and you get lots of practice working on the springs. Buy the spring tools from the autoparts store or that brake job can turn into a mini hurt-locker.