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Drum brake part question
I am redoing the drum brakes on my truck and one of the springs broke. It's a large oval spring that sits on the strut (the part that equalizes the shoes when you apply the e-brake, it's the one labeled "spring" on the middle right of the below image). I have looked at the spring kit that replaces the e-brake springs and it isn't included. I bought the spring pack that replaces the springs used for normal braking operations and it isn't included in that pack. Can I get away with not having that spring? If not any ideas where I can find it?
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Re: Drum brake part question
my local autoprts store has them in the "help"section
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Re: Drum brake part question
The spring is included with the "spring kit" you can get from a Napa store, and as for not using one? I would say yes, but the strut would rattle and or could bind up.
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Re: Drum brake part question
Thanks Guys, I didn't think about that strut binding and not releasing the shoes. I'd probably release the e-brake and just grind the shoes into powder. Napa is where I got the spring kit from, I bought the Brake Shoe Hardware kit and it wasn't included. The self adjuster repair kit doesn't show the spring in it (link below). I'll see if any of the other places in town carry it.
http://www.napaonline.com/Search/Det...+59999+2999999
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Re: Drum brake part question
Found another post about doing brakes NAPA part number is 80744
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Re: Drum brake part question
Mine front didn't have a strut when I went to replace the springs for the front; it also didn't have the return spring and override spring. I got it from NAPA as well!!!
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