Good morning gents,
I had recently bought a 14 bolt FF rearend with 13" Drums for a 95 Diesel Van from a scrap yard. I'm trying to buy parts before I break open the hubs to replace the seals, bearings and brake shoes. Looking online, it appears there are 2.5" Width shoes and 3.5" width shoes. I can't access the shoes without pulling the axles and drums and I was hoping there was some way to confirm what they are prior. Reading different forums, it looks like most 2 wheel rearends like this use 2.5" width shoes, but apparently there are some that also have 3.5" width.
Does anyone know a way to confirm without having to pull the axles?
Thank you so much,
Frank
Update: Piecing together some information from a thread in this forum and a discussion with a buddy that knew, you can easily figure this out by looking at the backing plate. The 3.5" brake pad will have a concave backing plate while a 2.5" brake pad will have a mostly flat backing plate.
Example of backing plate for 3.5" width brake shoes (Discontinued Part Number 15622343)
Example of my backing plate for 2.5" width Brake Shoes
I had recently bought a 14 bolt FF rearend with 13" Drums for a 95 Diesel Van from a scrap yard. I'm trying to buy parts before I break open the hubs to replace the seals, bearings and brake shoes. Looking online, it appears there are 2.5" Width shoes and 3.5" width shoes. I can't access the shoes without pulling the axles and drums and I was hoping there was some way to confirm what they are prior. Reading different forums, it looks like most 2 wheel rearends like this use 2.5" width shoes, but apparently there are some that also have 3.5" width.
Does anyone know a way to confirm without having to pull the axles?
Thank you so much,
Frank
Update: Piecing together some information from a thread in this forum and a discussion with a buddy that knew, you can easily figure this out by looking at the backing plate. The 3.5" brake pad will have a concave backing plate while a 2.5" brake pad will have a mostly flat backing plate.
Example of backing plate for 3.5" width brake shoes (Discontinued Part Number 15622343)
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Example of my backing plate for 2.5" width Brake Shoes
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