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question about brakes

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fearce   +1y
i have a b2000 and i see on sites like autozone and see prices for front brakes but none for rear brakes..... any input anyone?
jenko   +1y
Are you looking at pictures or at the descriptions?
As if you're looking for rotors for the back you won't find them as they're drums.
You can still buy adjusters, shoes, cylinders etc for these.
I imagine you can still buy more than that.
I just had a quick look and found some parts on US sites.
1klrtoy   +1y
rockauto.com you will find everything you need for your B
Cusser   +1y
I've used Bendix Import Quiet and Wagner Thermo Quiet (O'Reillys) on the B-truck and on the Frontier, like 'em.

Remember to adjust the rear shoes manually after installing the drums. Do one side at a time, so the other side can be your guide, with the adjusters. Remember to use two 8.0 x 1.25mm thread bolts (like 30mm long) to extract the rear drums; you may need to back off the adjusters first.
oo7bob   +1y
this is the kind of post that kills me.

" i half ass looked for parts, someone else do it for me" thats what i read.

pads are for the front, shoes are for the rear, dont bother looking, i posted it below, your welcome.

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thanks for entertaining me for 3 minutes.
fearce   +1y
ok OO7bob i made this post because i know nothing about cars or trucks and i am learning while friends on this site teach me... i did not know i need brake shoes for the rear i assume that only brake pads.. so if i knew it was shoes i would have found it.. dont have to be rude.
jenko   +1y
There are many who ask first instead of looking so it's a little understandable.
That would have been my first reaction but after you confused the brake and clutch master cylinder, I had an inkling of what you were missing
He did thank you for 3 minutes of entertainment, so he's not particularly rude
If you're going to do your brake shoes......... ooh, research all you can!
They're not a doddle like changing pads.
Look up how much new brake cylinders (there's that cylinder thing again) are and make sure they give you the right ones (just tell em you'll come back and shoot them if they're wrong, they gave me the wrong ones 3 times and I was SPECIFIC on what I was after, lol).
If they're of a decent price replace them while you are at it, they rust and leak.
If you're having rear brake problems it's sad to say that they may be leaking already.
Price up getting your drums refaced/machined/whateveryouguyscallit as well as that'll make them bite like new
If that's too pricey get some emery paper.
If it has leaked use some heat as well (evenly) to bake out/burn off the brake fluid on your drums.
PAY ATTENTION (take photos if you must) of how it all goes together.
Place the parts on paper in the order you took them apart. (it's just good practice)
You may need a friend as some of the springs are tricky. (and they can fetch/open beers when your hands are dirty).
oo7bob   +1y
add 2 more minutes of laughs to my running total

I am going to make a suggestion, it will probably sound rude to you, but I'm trying to learn you something. Do Not attempt to replace your brakes alone, they are very important. Please have someone who has replaced brakes before assist you, even if they just look over your shoulder. If you lived close to me, this rude old man would show you how, then I would explain air brakes to you, probably 20-25 minutes of quantum physics, and then you would REALLY hate me.

good luck
jenko   +1y
Quantum physics(mechanics)?
Fluid dynamics (mechanics) would be helpful
Replace the cylinder with a solenoid then you can break out the QM bob
fearce   +1y
ok i was just saying that i never seen a car before where you had to buy brake pads and brake shoes..i just always seen that you had to change pads so its was confusing and a first time i seen shoes.
now Quantum physics thats my misses field.. ya speaking about it would prob fry my brain