Need help with rear brakes please.

[Squareforceone]

I'm a my wits end with my truck right now.. I spend the last few days replacing the rear brake shoes and wheel cylinders. So, i finished up on Saturday night and thought all i had to do was bleed them last night. So i go and put on the passenger side drum its a PITA at first but eventually get it on and can spin it. So i go the drivers side and that drum wont go on at all everything's hooked up the correctly and the star wheel on both sides is adjust so the shoes are all the way in. So i went out and bought a hardware kit thinking a spring was worn out. I get that all done and the drum goes on ok. but but then wont budge at all just stuck solid i also noticed the actuator leveler isn't coming down all the way the star wheel spins freely in both directions. I don't get it i replaced everything on the drivers side but the actuator leveler and actuator spring.

[slugish]

Sounds like your emergency brake cable is not releasing as it should . Had a similiar problem > disconnected the e brake cable on the side that had frozen .

Good luck

[bilfman]

Could be the cam on the e brake side of things.

[Desert1957]

Originally Posted by slugish

Sounds like your emergency brake cable is not releasing as it should . Had a similiar problem > disconnected the e brake cable on the side that had frozen .

Good luck

Yes, this gets my vote also. Here is a "Generic" parts list of a common drum brake setup , Our trucks are a little different but you get the idea. If the E-brake is not released all the way , shoes will not seat on the top anchor pin.



Desert