robbie95 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Hey guys, gonna rebuild my drum brakes (both), never done it before and was looking at a kit on RockAuto .. https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=5912082&cc=1181764&jsn=433&jsn=433 Is that all I'll need? It looks like it's missing a shoe. Any tips or tricks you guys have to make it easier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, robbie95 said: Any tips or tricks you guys have to make it easier? swap in disks. and I'm not kidding. certainly not for a hundred bucks and to still have drums in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ωhm Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 30 minutes ago, robbie95 said: Any tips or tricks you guys have to make it easier? Take pictures before you do anything. You'll be happy you did. Start with penetrating oil on both wheel cylinders, bolts and brake lines, one week before start of job. Find old mechanic and see if you can borrow his brake tools, ask him carefully, makes job easier. As for the brake shoes, kinda looks like you'll get four (4) shoes, two (2) pairs, one (1) pair for each wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 yup, pics and do one side at a time so you have references if needed. autozone should have brake tools in the loan a tool program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie95 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 24 minutes ago, Pete M said: swap in disks. and I'm not kidding. certainly not for a hundred bucks and to still have drums in the end. If I felt like I could, I would, but I think that's a little above my skill level right now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 it's about as easy as a conversion can get. plus you can practice on the ZJ at the junkyard! https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/rear-zj-disc-brakes-cherokee-xj-chrysler-8-25-a-57807/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie95 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, Pete M said: it's about as easy as a conversion can get. plus you can practice on the ZJ at the junkyard! https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/rear-zj-disc-brakes-cherokee-xj-chrysler-8-25-a-57807/ awesome, that does look really easy.. I'll probably do that in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie95 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 35 minutes ago, Ωhm said: Take pictures before you do anything. You'll be happy you did. Start with penetrating oil on both wheel cylinders, bolts and brake lines, one week before start of job. Find old mechanic and see if you can borrow his brake tools, ask him carefully, makes job easier. As for the brake shoes, kinda looks like you'll get four (4) shoes, two (2) pairs, one (1) pair for each wheel. alright, will do, thank you.. I think I have a bad wheel cylinder on my passenger side, no matter what I do, I can't get air out of that line.. Wouldn't that point towards a bad wheel cylinder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 are you bleeding it properly? there's a specific method for bleeding the MJ. should be a link to the factory steps in the link in my sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie95 Posted April 28, 2018 Author Share Posted April 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Pete M said: are you bleeding it properly? there's a specific method for bleeding the MJ. should be a link to the factory steps in the link in my sig yea, I followed the bleeding procedure, was actually talking to my boss about it the other day and he thought I was insane.. he told me it couldn't be that specific, and I was trying to explain it was lol.. air only comes out of the back passenger side bleeder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87MJTIM Posted April 28, 2018 Share Posted April 28, 2018 I would jack up both sides at the same time. Remove the wheels and drums on both. While working on one side you have the second to reference. Better than a picture on your phone. You have a 3D model to refer back to. Also, brake shoes are directional - one leading, one trailing. I can not remember which is which. As you take the pieces off, lay them on the ground in front of you in the same orientation. This will also help you put it all back together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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