about to start ordering brake stuff.

[Jake11]

Lame advice deleated. Please excuse.

[ToughOldFord]

I used to use gas as solvent all the time. Years back I had a guy that did odd jobs after work for extra dough. I remember dropping him off @ his place after work Friday afternoon, got a call from his sister early Saturday morning. Seems the guy was doing something with paint thinner and the can blew up. The family pulled the plug a couple of week later, he never came to.
I find it best to learn from other people's mistakes lest they become mine, so I don't use gas as solvent anymore.

[390Nut]

If you HAVENT bought everything yet, go to rockauto.com and order parts there. That is if you can wait a few days for shipping.

I saved almost $175 on all my front brake parts, minus a few things I had to get locally, and that INCLUDES the shipping cost. Of course, I bought suspension parts too, and that was a big chunk of change (around $200 worth, I think) but its worth.

If you do buy there, use this discount code, 635098574900 in the "how did you here of us" box.

Good for an extra 5% off.

[fitzwell]

I see autozone sells "all in one" brake kits to rebuild the drums, which seems like it is my ticket for INTERNAL parts, minus the shoes. No biggy there. What I am wondering is, what else do I need? New lines more than likely, wheel cylinders, what else? Anything special for the e-brake?

The brakes are an area you do not want to cut corners on. That being said, i would get the parts from Napa, Oreilly's or someone that actually uses decent quality stuff. The Napa "true stop" line is Raybestos, the wheel cylinders are coni seal...both decent. Get Plenty of brakleen..and some latex gloves. Pull the drums & soak everything, makes it a much easier/cleaner process. If this is for a driver of unknown origin, i would replace everything from the backing plates out, and change the hoses...but that's just me When you get the drums turned, try to watch & see if they have an older guy that actually KNOWS how to operate the lathe...you will be much happier with the results.

just my .02

[layedout72]

i guess i will have to take one apart to see what is worth keeping (adjusters, maybe drums, who knows) and figure what everything is called so I actually know what to order. The list is longer than I thought it would be, so I am sorta lost on "what I need".

[68F250]

Good advice here.

Would like to add, wear a mask or dust shield when tearing it down and some goggles or safety glasses for the flying springs.

Has anyone noticed that a brake spoon is too thick for adjusting the star wheel? Screwdriver works best.