take off the drums and use the adjustment to spread the pads out you want to just be able to slip the drums on with a little friction also replace the wheel cylinder so you can bleed the brakes they are cheap and not hard to do. replacing these gives you new bleeders. you will need an E8 bit to remove the wheel cylinders.

 

I will give this shot today, however one of the E8 bolt heads was already rounded off so I can't remove it. I might be able to replace the cylinder on the opposite side. Will bleeding just one side work or do both sides need to be bled? I don't understand why i have NO brakes at all unless the entire system is connected. I thought it was a two tiered system.

 

With the vehicle off pump the brake pedal slowly to the floor and repeat til you get a hard pedal. You should get a hard pedal that will not go to the floor. Let us know if you dont.

 

Yes I got the hard pedal on the 3rd pump.

 

Replacing the rear brakes should not require bleeding the brakes. The first response was correct. That's the only thing that would affect the parking brake as well as the brake pedal. Watch a video if you don't know what you're doing. If you don't adjust the brake shoes, you'll be using all of your pedal just to bring the rear brakes out enough to barely contact the brake drums. Watch a video and adjust your rear brakes. It doesn't require removing the drums. Also, the brakes have a self-adjuster. If you drive down the road in reverse repeatedly pumping the brake pedal, that will adjust the brakes too. But if you did not adjust the brakes at all before putting the drums back on, it will take a few miles in reverse to do all the adjusting you need. You don't need brake cylinders. Unless you did something that caused brake fluid to pour out, you don't need to bleed your brakes either. Adjust your brakes and you'll be good to go. Watch the last couple of minutes of this video.

 

Worked like a charm! I really appreciate it! I am new to drum brakes, can't even remember having a vehicle with drums over the past 10-15 years. Thanks again

 

Ok great thanks!

 

I have replaced my pads rotors and back drums e brake dose not work on one side and know spungy brakes I bleed both the backs I adjusted the things till the drums barely rubbed on the shoes I have good brakes but I have to pump to get them to work and then they go sofed again any help lol