"Mark Corbelli" <m_corbelli@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> OK so I took off one wheel today (the one that I was told was the bad
one)
> and the drum is really rusty and the rim edge is broken off in places.
It
> doesn't look that bad but I can tell if you were to drop it on it's
edge, it
> would probably break a few big chunks off.
>
> I went to Autozone to price parts, and I decided to completely redo both
> sides- new drums, springs, pads, and shoes. Now the weird part. Spring
kit
> and pads are standard, in stock $6 and $22, so $28 so far. However, they
> show two drums- one is "plain" and is $61 each and has to be ordered.
The
> other is "finned" and is $15 in stock. The picture on his computer is
the
> same exact drum for each, so I don't know how to tell the difference.
That's pretty easy, one drum will be finned the other one will not. I'm
sure
the pictures in the computer are just a generic picture of a brake drum. I
doubt if it makes a difference which one you use. You can measure the
inside
of the drum to determine it's size.
There
> are two different brake cylinders. One is for a 7/8" brake line and one
is
> for a 15/16" brake line and he said it won't be stamped anywhere, I have
to
> bring it in.
I think you may have misunderstood what was said. The brake line is all
the
same size, it's the inside bore of the wheel cylinder that is different.
The
size should be cast into the body of the wheel cylinder. Sometime it may
be
hard to see while it is still attached to the vehicle. If you pull the
rubber
boot off one end you will be able to measure the bore with a suitable
tool.
One is $11 in stock and the other is $45 and has to be ordered.
> The problem here is I drive this car and I'd rather have all the parts
when
> I start rather than disassemble one day and reassemble a few days later.
>
> Anyone know how I can tell which drum and wheel cylinder I have? One
> solution would be to order all the parts, use which ones I need and then
> return the rest.
One idea would be to try a real auto parts store, such as Napa, were it
might be easier to determine whether or not you are getting the right
parts
for your vehicle.
>
> I also bought a cheap brake tool kit at Harbor Freight for $8. I figure
I'll
> only be doing this rarely so why by Craftsman. The tools have no
> instructions, so I guess I'll be looking for help on the internet.
>
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