dave92cherokee Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Was working on redoing the brakes on the D44 in the cheromanche I'm working on. I got the hardware kit in and got the passenger side almost done. Went to take off the drivers side drum and was a little hard to get off. Figured it was siezed a little from PO so started tapping it with a hammer to break it free. Well I got it to break free and slid the drum off to find absolute horror: :eek: Then if that wasn't bad enough I found this little jewel laying in the bottom: :doh: In all my time doing brakes, especially drums I've NEVER seen anything even close to this bad. Hardware, shoes, wheel cylinder are no problem as I'm replacing that anyways. One of my problems is where to get that cross bar and spring from as no local parts stores carry it, cannot find a replacement on rock auto or summitracing. The next problem I have is both rear parking brake cables are rusted tight and will not budge so I'm trying to find a replacement for them as well, and not having much luck in finding a replacement for them. If anyone on here has an idea of what to do I'm all ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flint54 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Not sure what year you have, but for 1992 (and probably same for other years), the parking brake strut (the bar) looks to be PN 8350-4372 LH and 8350-4373 RH The spring is 8350-4310. They are all available here: http://www.moparonlineparts.com/ and will cost you about $26 total. Or check your local dealer. The E-brake cables look to be available from RockAuto in Wagner, Dorman, and Bendix. Those are a mess!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidoo_j Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Anyone have the part numbers for longer rear brake cables??? Looking for about 6-8" longer than stock. When doing the 44 conversion and SOA the cables work but are routed horribly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H3RESQ Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Considering the condition, have you thought about just converting to disc brakes before getting any deeper into repairing the drums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comanche County Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Little over 400 bones for the Teraflex disc kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfreeman616 Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 terraflex for $400, less if you want to get the parts form a zj or crown vic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H3RESQ Posted April 26, 2011 Share Posted April 26, 2011 Little over 400 bones for the Teraflex disc kit. Junkyard zj (93-98) grand cherokee is the way to go on a budget. Most any pull apart junkyard should have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidoo_j Posted July 21, 2013 Share Posted July 21, 2013 Old topic, but I'm in the middle of a zj conversion and I'm at 180 out of pocket and that's with new outer bearings and seals, new pads, new rotors, new retainers, custom made preload shims, and custom made ebrake adapters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave92cherokee Posted July 21, 2013 Author Share Posted July 21, 2013 Yah I was finally able to find the bar i needed after digging through the book at advance. The bar came from an older ford I believe and fit perfectly, just kept it drums for now for the ease of parts, will eventually swap over to rear disks when it gets lifted and the gears get changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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