[daryn]

I just did the rear drum brakes in my pickup and had to change a couple axle seals and a wheel bearing and its case(b/c the damned thing spun in the case). I didn't adjust the brakes after I was done because I am a moron, but I did bleed the hell out of them. When I went to drive away the brake went straight to the floor, but I was able to stop. What a weird feeling. I've never felt that one before. I had to adjust the brakes a couple more times to get the things to work correctly.

I had my old man pump the brakes like a money and I crack the bleeder so it is good now.

Just wanted to share a somewhat usefull story with the cautionary note to adjust the drums before driving away if you do drum brakes.

 

[daryn]

My dad's 2005 focus has them too. They double or triple the amount of time to do a brake job. Simple, but still a pain. I won't complain though, my dad acted like I was pulling the engine apart. It wasn't bad, if I'd have followed the instructions it would have been a 2hour job instead of 4-5, but I did learn something.

 

[daryn]

The mercedes was around the block at the time!