How do you change rear drum brakes on a 1973 dodge power wagon three quarter ton?

Answer 1

This is not a job for the weak! Remove wheel, on the end of the Axle there are six hex bolt's, remove them. Pull your Axle from you axle tube, NOTE there is a gasket in-between the axle and the break drum, so take care not to tear it. If you do you can make one from a peice of thin rubber or buy one. Next you will see a round metal ring there are two ears on it that are bent over the nut. Bend them away from the nut, remove the ring. Now if you are lucky enought to have a socket to fit that 2and1/2 inch nut, you can take it off. If you don't have one, you can use a chisel and a hammer. Lay the chisel on the edge of the nut and hit it counter clock wise. "Note" make sure they are not left hand threds'; if I remember corectly they are right hand threds' This will damage the nut some but don't worry about it. Just don't beat the crap out of it. Just get some groves in the edge of the nut and spin it off. After that you will see a big washer, remove it, now the barring comes out. If you can't get your fingers on it wobble the drum around it will come out. Now remove you drum theres' your breaks. In the inside of the drum there is a oil seal before you put the drum back on REPLACE the seal; because if it leeks after you put it back together it will reunion you new breaks with gear oil, not only that you will lose you gear oil from your rear, "The seal is very important" There is also a baring in side the brum DO NOT mix your baring's, And make sure you don't over tighten the nut when you reasemble it, this also is very important. Good Luck!