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Old 07-17-2008, 08:01 AM
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Update

Made slow and steady progress on the truck yesterday. Found a NAPA store that had all the parts I needed in stock. Drums are $125 list price but got the AAA discount and they went down to $78. Also got all the springs, adjusting kit, shoes and new wheel cylinder. Spent just under $300 for everything for both sides.

I have one side completely disassembled (took a handful of closeup digital photos for re-assembly) and of course broke the brake line getting it off. Got brake fluid all over my newly seal-coated driveway. I had a bear of a time getting the line so that it would stop leaking.

So, no real surprises. Maybe by tomorrow I'll get to the other side and hopefully will find the source of the clicking that led me to do a brake job in the first place.