Rear Drums?
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There's mixed feelings about grease in brake areas like that though, as some say it attracts the brake dust and makes a gooey mess. I still put grease or anti-seize on hardware points though, as living in salt country I'd prefer to stop rust and seizing issues rather than worry about the mess down the road.
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Cargo Master
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I grew up in Vermont and put anti seize grease on stuff like that since the very first set of drum brakes I learned on with my stepfather barking out orders. He used to be a mechanic. I didn't slop the grease on those parts, just a fine film. It's almost habit or SOP for me to do that.
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Cargo Master
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Yeah, I really was being a moron when trying to use my brake tools trying to get those hold down springs to clip onto the hold down pins. It was pretty funny. I didn't want to use my stepdad's Sanp-On screwdrivers as pry/push bars, so I opted for the brass drift. I couldn't control the pins good enough with needle nosed pliers, but could with my fingers. I'm surprised there was no blood shed. 
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Cargo Master
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Well the brakes work great now that they're new on all corners. I had to adjust the rear brakes out by feel and they've broken in nicely. You can definitely feel the difference in the brake pedal and the old school trailer brake setup is working normally with pedal pressure. The fronts were a breeze compared to the rears as far as installation.
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Cargo Master
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I was surprised when I removed the rear wheels and drums and felt like a douche for driving it 311 miles to my house like that. It must've been all front brakes and there wasn't much left of them either. The passenger side front pads literally crumbled apart in my hands when I removed them.
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