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Old Jul 19, 2014 | 09:23 PM
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Please help me before I STROKE OUT

This is ridiculous.

I am so frustrated right now. Can anybody walk me through step by step how to reassemble rear drum brakes on my 97 F-350 4WD?

I have been wrestling these for 3 days now. I have spent over $200 on chasing down parts all over Portland- parts that I lost when the drivers rear wheel cylinder and punched a hole in the drum and sprayed parts all over the freeway. and I have looked on line and gotten diagrams and looked on youtube and online manuals and and it is just not going together.

I have never done drum brakes before and I am at the end of my patience.

I know it can't be that difficult, but I have reached the limits of my medication.

Chief problem is I cannot figure out the parking brake arm attaching to the clip and the star wheel and how it all goes together.

Please, please help. This is not a joke. wbeiser@hotmail.com

Someday, I will laugh about this. Today is not that day.
 
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Old Jul 19, 2014 | 09:45 PM
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If you haven't done it yet, look at the other side. The front to rear orientation should be the same. Use that as a guide.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2014 | 12:43 AM
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X2^^^^^^ then you will have no problems.
 
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