Rear drum brakes, got myself into a mess

Does this help?

 

Is that 3rd gen? Looks exactly the same as 2nd gen

 

This is a 3rd gen picture.

 

Alright, yep basically the same as 2nd Gen.

 

Yep!

 

Or just learn how to do them. It's not that hard.

 

Especially with some reference material like has been posted.

 

your fronts make up for like 80 percent of your braking force anyways. im sure he could half ass them back together and make it to a shop

 

but please don't

 

To be fair, the post was before that material was posted, but sometimes you just have to learn how to do something. A little self reliance.

 

this is true, pretty much the same thing happened to me I was pulling the rear drum off with screws on my 2nd gen and for some reason I could tell all was not right because of the effort and torque I was putting on the bolts, lo and behold the whole brake pads/springs came flying off the truck, I actually broke those pins that hold the brakes to the backing plate, had to go to advanceauto get a new rear brake spring kit and learn how to redo them on the fly, never had done rears before but it worked out.

 

Keep in mind when doing drum brakes it is worth it to purchase the correct tools OP. You rarely need them but when you do it sure makes life much easier and they are not very expensive.

 

Thanks guys, finally got it, not easy but all good now. Appreciate all the help, mike