photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
R Slaughter | all galleries >> Galleries >> Drum brake assembly > Install rear shoe spring to link as shown
previous | next
18-SEP-2005

Install rear shoe spring to link as shown

Olympus C-2100UZ
1/30s f/2.8 at 7.2mm iso173 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
previous | next
comment | share
Mike B 07-Dec-2025 00:41
You Sir, are the man...best brake write up ever! Many thanks
Lowroach 01-Dec-2024 23:45
Thank you for putting this together, I used it for my 66 c10. I really appreciate it!
Luiz Augusto Tinoco 15-Jan-2022 18:59
Thanks a lot. It'll help me a lot to assemble my Chevelle brakes.
Meighan 30-Oct-2021 07:03
Omg I have searched everywhere on how to do my brakes, couldn't find anything that was remotely close to what I have. This step by step instructions with color pictures, saved me from setting my truck on fire. I am so thankful you took the time to do this, it makes me want to cry. You turned this into such an easy job when I was about to give up. Thank you so very much for the time and detail you put into this!
Guest 16-Oct-2021 10:51
Much appreciated!
Mark Bower 08-Nov-2020 14:52
My rear wheel brakes have locking up after Five miles. my stop lights come on and won't go off for about five minutes. So I am going to strip my brakes down and follow your instruction and hope I win this time. Thank you for your time and instruction.
Joseph D Hartley 03-Sep-2020 21:50
Thank you sir for your excellent images and informtion
Ron 12-Aug-2020 16:09
This is the best help l found on the net , great job thank you
Guest 06-Oct-2019 20:48
You can't make a video as good as this picture guide awesome job man thanks for the guide
Guest 09-Jul-2019 19:22
This excelent! Thank you! I'm saving this for next time...
Steve 25-Jan-2019 07:45
Great write up.
Daryl Manderville 18-Jan-2019 03:10
Fantastic guide to putting things back together on my '69 GM truck! Greatly appreciated!! Thank you!
Kelly 25-Sep-2018 03:19
BEST GM brake write-up EVER...many thanks, Kel
Josh 25-Sep-2017 15:47
Great tutorial! Thanks for saving my butt after I disassembled both rear drums and was left without a reference!
Guest 09-Jul-2016 01:35
Man..... I feel like I should have a cigarette! Ha! Thanks for all help.
Guest 29-Nov-2015 20:56
Thanks for your great pics....my 72 C-10 rear brake job went very smooth following your detailed instructions !
Guest 15-Aug-2015 19:31
I am restoring a '65 Corvair. GM tech mania was of little use. This made the brake repair a cinch. Thanks!
Jack 16-May-2015 19:23
Awesome, pics walked me right through it. Some other guy posted a vid on you tube that was no help. He rushed through in 5 min. This was great! Thanks!
Gary Dinnebeck 02-Apr-2015 18:20
I've been searching for proper diagrams or pics. This is great, going to save this article for future use. Thxs for taking the time. Gary Dinnebeck, Tucson Az.
Guest 16-Mar-2015 06:35
Thanks for ending my 12 hour three trip to the store five hours on the internet old truck restoration project. I have a rescue truck that was missing most of the brake parts so the pictures and colors saved me. Old parts, even from the store don't come with proper instructions. The stores are tough to navigate also, I had to make link springs for this. I know, should have gone with a disk kit.

82 K10 Craigslist Rescue Truck
Chevy Joe 20-Feb-2015 01:02
Dude I aint gay , but I love you... Saved me from myself... Thanks
Raza 24-Nov-2014 03:00
Awesome, I had trouble fixing my truck. now I'll get it done. Thanks a lot.
Guest 19-Aug-2014 14:12
Thank you so much. The pictures were a tremendous help. I had to correct a rear brake mess left by the previous owner of my truck. Obviously, he did not discover your post on the truck forum. He probably can't read anyway.
RC 31-May-2014 17:33
Awesome, huge thanks, just bought an old chevy truck for "fun" and discovered none of the drums had ANY adjuster-parts or springs whatsoever, just star-wheels, had no idea how things should look. Great assembly guide!
MJ 25-Dec-2013 11:46
Thanks so much. I'm replacing the entire rear end on my Chevy truck and purchased all new brake parts, but unfortunately all I got was several bags of parts and not a single diagram or instruction. After searching several days and even looking at some videos on youtube ... this is BY FAR the best guide I've come across! THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!
Guest 10-Nov-2013 02:39
Thanks so much. Thought I did a good job of marking all the part's positions, but missed one. Your post was exactly what I needed.
Guest 09-Nov-2013 02:48
Thanks for this, it's been 2 years since I did my own brakes I had forgotten, this is a great refresher, thank you.
Jolfman Wack 15-Aug-2013 19:10
I just ate my own head, @-@
Guest 30-Jun-2013 15:00
I can't thank you enough for this info. What a life saver.
Guest 29-Jun-2013 16:33
nice work, thanks, good refresher
Ed 19-Jun-2013 15:33
Thank you, thank you, thank you. You've made my life a lot easier. In case I haven't said thank you, thank you again.
Guest 29-May-2013 11:04
This was wonderful, thank you.
Guest 20-Feb-2013 01:34
Outstanding job aid! Restoring my late father's '66 and couldn't have asked for a better "how to do the brakes right" than this page. Thank you!
Bob 24-Jan-2013 15:22
Great photo's big help when you are working on some rear brakes all makes seem to be a little different
Guest 17-Jan-2013 20:30
Makes it so much easier! Thanks!!!
cameron 08-Jul-2012 02:43
Thanks for the help my book had everything but this diagram. this was awsome
Guest 09-May-2012 15:39
Extremely detailed and well thought out! Very very nice work!
Richard, Las Vegas 17-Apr-2012 02:11
Thanx so much for the tutorial on this job! Your the bomb! :-)
George 21-Feb-2012 15:53
Just another thank you for helping me do it right!!!!! thank you for taking the time to do it right on your end also!
Guest 22-Dec-2011 01:05
like everyone else thanks for the auto mechanics lesson
uncle joe 05-Nov-2011 10:47
thanks alot for the photos they helped me greatly, i had to put axle seals and wheel cylinders on a 91 s10 4x4 blazer, your photos were amazing, just a few things were different, but with your help i got her back on the road. thanks from shadetree mech uncle joe.
Dan 23-Oct-2011 12:34
Wow! You are a saint. My wife still thinks I'm a genious.
No more running back and forth to see the mirror image on the opposite side of the truck.
Scott Duckworth 15-Jun-2011 03:09
I agree with everyone else, this is great.
John E. Carroll 17-May-2011 01:24
You just don't realize how much this helped me! Thanks so much! I do have a question. Where did you get the color coded parts?

Cheers
Guest 13-Feb-2011 12:40
Thanks from shade tree mech. everywhere!
Guest 08-Feb-2011 17:55
You're a life saver! I forgot how many springs, rods, connectors etc. there were on these. Your link was very appreciated. Thanks again!!!
Gabe 06-Feb-2011 01:40
Thank you very much, I did not know the position of shoes. one has more liner than the other.
Guest 12-Jul-2010 13:44
Very good detail & sequence! Thank you for posting this!!!
Guest 24-Apr-2010 15:39
Great help, saved me hours and hours of effort. Please do the other side now...
thanks
Guest 18-Jan-2010 07:20
Thanks for the post. This helped me out more than the two books I purchased.
Guest 23-Aug-2009 02:26
Beautiful detail and explicit instructions. This is the best guide I have seen absolutely anywhere! THANK YOU
Guest 29-Jun-2009 04:09
Very helpfull step by step instructions and pictures, first time i,ve been able to do a drum break job... thanks to you.
Guest 16-Jun-2009 06:00
thanks a bundle. amazing detail and sequence!!!
John Highfill 14-Apr-2009 16:32
Thank you so much for putting this information out on the web. This is the only way I was going to reassemble the mess I had made of my truck. Very good instructions and I saved the pictures so I can teach my son who wants an older truck of his own. Again thankyou very much.
Guest 22-Feb-2009 18:06
nice work.
Steve Miller Jr. 15-Oct-2008 13:31
Thanks for taking the time and effort to post this, it really helped me out!
Guest 29-Mar-2008 18:23
Who ever you are Thanks alot you saved my life pictures say a million words