brake lever spring help please

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Dec 16, 2009 | 10:21 PM

0pyders

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From: Saint Louis, MO

Car: 86 Firebird LG4

Engine: 350

Transmission: 700r4

Axle/Gears: 3.23 limited slip

brake lever spring help please

ok so I tried replacing the shoes today. I have rear drum brakes. I went to start dissasembling. I got the parking brake lever off of the spring (it took a lot of force?). when i got the new shoes ready to put on I couldn't get the lever to attach to the parking brake spring. I made sure the emergency brake was off. I even put the emergency brake on then back off again. It's like the hook on the lever is to narrow to go on the spring. I have been going insane (like literally, laughing and all that)

. Is there some kind of trick to get the lever on the spring or to you just have to use ultra force to get it on? OH and also, do our cars have rear wheel bearings for drums? Thank you for your help.

Last edited by 0pyders; Dec 16, 2009 at 10:55 PM.

Dec 29, 2009 | 12:02 PM

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From: Mooresville NC

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Getting My Bearings

Re: Bearings.

Your car does not have rear wheel bearings per se, however it does have axel bearings.

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