Page 2 - Rear Drum Rebuild

Picture 2 - Here is an original drum brake set off our 69 GTO, all the parts are in great shape and we can still see the original colors and detail of
the parts. The springs are all different colors and the wheel cylinder and some of the arms are bare steel.

Picture 3 - When you take apart the drums you must evaluate the parts and consider the condition and the time it will take to restore an old part
verses the cost of a new part. In this restore we have taken the harder road and are going to restore most of the old parts. All the springs and
hardware have been bead blasted and repainted the factory correct colors and the parking brake arm, and other hardware has been phosphate.
A few parts have been sent out to be silver and gold zinc plated which takes a week to get back. Again all these parts are available from inline
tube new. It will be cheaper and faster to use all new parts.

Picture 4 - When working on drum brakes no special tools are necessary but there are 2 tools that can really save some time. The red handled
tool will help to get the shoe springs held down and turned into place. Pliers can be used in place of this tool but often scratch up the parts. The
second tool is the spring bar. This tool is designed to get the springs back into place; it has a special end so the spring slides into place. A screw
driver after several attempts and a possible pinch of the finger will achieve the same result.