[jakesclark08]

So here is my problem. My parking brake doesnt hold at all. my read brakes dont work at all.

I have adjusted the star-wheel in side the drums... and waaaa-laaa it fixed the parking brake and rear brakes. Well i drive the truck more than 2 miles and baammm there back out again. any ideas?

I have new shoes and new hardware spring. i just dont understand what else it could be.

P.s. my parking brake cable is tightened all the way down. (good or bad?)

 

[carbon]

probably going to have to pull the drums, that is exactly what I am working on right now.

 

[jakesclark08]

well thats what i did to both sides (pull the drum) but everything is fine in side.

i did notice (inside the drum) that the star wheel touches the adjustment lever. however, when the brakes are applied it nocks the adjustment lever off the starwheel. any ideas?

 

[rhagfo]

If you just replaced them, sounds like you put the self adjusters on the wrong side!

 

[jakesclark08]

thats what i thought. but i when i took it apart i noticed it was correct looking at pictures i found on the internet. does anyone have a pictures of there drum set up? so i can compare.

 

[carbon]

I will have my other drum off around 4-5pm est, I will take some pics and upoad them then. Sorry didn't see that you had the drum off. I thought you just adjusted them.

 

[jakesclark08]

I adjusted then with the drum off and on as far as I could. And it worked until I drove. If can email me the pictures ill ok you my email. Thanks a ton man

 

[carbon]

if you have your drum off, put pics of yours up in the mean time.

edit: here ya go, simply searched for drum brakes
http://www.cumminsforum.com/forum/9...chev-wheel-cylinder-upgrade-drum-brake-s.html

 

[jakesclark08]

thats a good thread. dont worry about taking pictures for me later that does it all right there. im going to edit a pictures and ill ask about it when i get it done (in a few min)

 

[Shainer]

Star wheel and arms shoud both have an L and R on them. So you know what side they go on.

 

[jakesclark08]

brakes1_zps493a8c50.jpg photo by Redneckrodeo5 | Photobucket

ok so in this picture the the spring in the white is down a notch in the lower hole. (does it matter?)

the red- that lever hops off the starwheel when the brakes are applied or the ebrake it applied.

blue- the spring that incases the ebrake cable always hits the fron brake pad... is that normal?

 

[jakesclark08]

yea i have seen that. does L mean driver and R is pass?

 

[Shainer]

yea i have seen that. does L mean driver and R is pass?

Correct .

 

[jakesclark08]

has there been a upgraded lever recently? or is there a place to get a new one? other than the dealership

 

[Shainer]

has there been a upgraded lever recently? or is there a place to get a new one? other than the dealership

Any parts house will have all the brake parts. I recomend replacing all springs.

 

[jakesclark08]

my brakes look nothing like that.
more like this
brakes1_zps493a8c50.jpg photo by Redneckrodeo5 | Photobucket

 

[carbon]

my brakes look nothing like that.
more like this
brakes1_zps493a8c50.jpg photo by Redneckrodeo5 | Photobucket

That is because of differences in years. you and i have 2000s (as in the pic you posted)

 

[jakesclark08]

Ok we'll I'm at my wits end on these brakes. Now that I have replaced all the adjustment levers,cables,star wheel... My brakes work but not my parking brake..

 

[dozer12216]

A mistake many make when rebuilding is not fully releasing the parking brake cable. Make the basic adjust with the bottom adjuster and make sure the adjusting lever will adjust the shoes out when compress link.
After doing this, the park brake cable should not require hardly any adjusting. You might even forgo the parking cable adjust until you drive a bit and readjust the adjuster. This should get you well in the ball park. All bets are off if you don't assemble correctlly. By the way, the springs are good from pictures. You can tell when they bad.

 

[jakesclark08]

Good write sizer. Ill try to take some pictures tommrow. But some how my adjustment lever is not staying in contact of my star wheel. It won't adjust the star wheel automatically. And if I manually adjust it... It's good until I drive and it loosens back up.