$600 2000 C3500 CCLB

[Stumpy]

I could easily turn the nut on mine. I think that's normal.

 

[Dropped88]

Mine was very similar snugness to like a front wheel bearing

 

[Supercharged111]

Mine were both set at the first notch past zero endplay.

 

[frito-bandito]

Good to know. I attempted replacing the shoes today, I surrendered and decided to go buy brake tools tomorrow

 

[Supercharged111]

Good to know. I attempted replacing the shoes today, I surrendered and decided to go buy brake tools tomorrow

And find a YouTube video that shows how to use them. What a game changer.

 

[Turbo4whl]

They really are a pain.

Is the nut on the axle supposed to be not torqued down much? When I removed the clip and the key way, I was able to easily spin it off, is that normal?

I could easily turn the nut on mine. I think that's normal.

Yes, normal.

What you want is zero lash on roller bearings. You tighten the inner nut tight while spinning the drum, then back it off 1/4 turn. When you install the outer nut tight over the lock ring it will push the inner nut across the threads. This will give no pre-load or leave any lash.

Some older GM's have barrel bearings instead of roller bearing. These should have light pre-load. Install the same way except only back off the inner nut 1/8 turn after tightening.

If you have a single nut, no preload.

 

[frito-bandito]

Shoes are done on one side. At least I chose to do the worst side first lol. After a lot of degreasing and cleaning, and the use of the brake tools I bought this morning, we are back together. I will wait until Saturday to do the other side.

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[HotWheelsBurban]

Shoes are done on one side. At least I chose to do the worst side first lol. After a lot of degreasing and cleaning, and the use of the brake tools I bought this morning, we are back together. I will wait until Saturday to do the other side.

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Is your truck JB8? I'm trying to figure out what size shoes my crew cab has (without pulling the drums!) and it's JB8. The backing plates look to have more contour/dish instead of being flat. So I'm thinking that's the 13x3.5 ones. It does stop well!

 

[frito-bandito]

Got the other side done today. I upgraded (I think) to speed bleeders in the front and rear. So far the jury is out on them, as I hadn’t gotten my brakes successfully bled yet, largely due to the ABS BS and the wife getting impatient since I spent the whole day working on the truck. Decided to hang it up for today and smoke some queso on the traeger and knock a few back.

Comparison of the regular bleeder and the longer speed bleeder

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NAPA part numbers if anyone wants to try them. The bigger ones are for the front calipers

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[frito-bandito]

I was also worried about making sure my axle nut was tight enough, so I went to Oreilly and found this axle nut socket for Dodge trucks that fit the axle nut perfectly. I tightened up the side I did today, and went back and pulled the axle on the passenger side and was able to tighten it a little more while still being able to spin the wheel good.

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