rear parking brake help

[steve101]

Anyone know an easier way to change the shoes lol pain in the rear

 

[Joe Dirt]

1. Sell Mountaineer
2. Buy new Ex/Mounty with good pads already installed

 

[steve101]

Lol its not mine its a 98 sport

 

[yavapaires]

Save yourself the hassle, pull the axles. Probably should change the gear oil anyway.

 

[bobflood]

The job is doable w/o pulling the axles, but it is a much bigger PITA. Hardest thing is to get the last spring in the top in place. I ended up using some long nose vise grips to grab the spring and pull it into place.

 

[1996BLKBauer]

Do you ever use the parking brake? Drums are horrible to deal with, and the small ones behind the axle in the Explorer really suck I know my parking brake does not work, and the pad are worn to metal. I just don't deal with it, but I live in the plains state, so hills , and my parking brake usage are not that common.

 

[xFatcatx]

What issues are you having? Pull both sides off and do one at a time so you can go over and check out the other side to make sure your installing right. Use a manual or Autozone website or in store has a "how to" print out. Mine were a pita cause I had a frozen lever that luckily the shop through in the machine for free for me to clean.....other than that its just drum brakes on a smaller scale.