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Mackadocious916

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The joys of drum brakes.... I spent about 4 hours to get one side...but its done in that one now...
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See the clip above the d12... It's not supposed to be there...
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See the clip above that is where yhe other one was supposed to be but on the other side
 

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This is why the clip was out of place... The pin was missing... Funny I just paid to have rear breaks adjusted, and come to find out, this is the thorough job they did...:bs:
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But this is what it is all for...
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Still gotta do the other side...
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Drum brakes suck to much crap in there lol and with that huge axle flange that looks like fun...... not
 

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Drum brakes suck to much crap in there lol and with that huge axle flange that looks like fun...... not
I haven't done drums in a while. Told my girl two hours max one side... Four hours later...
I had to stop to go and pick this up...all for 1 pin...thats why the shoe was bowing out...also some serviceanual info...
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So I tried to go oit and wrap up the other side before work, but was stopped short by the adjuster star... The bolt was bent. So by doing it myself foynd two issues, when I think I paid 40$ for an adjustment a few months ago... Youd think before adjusting, theyd inspect? Anyways looks like one more trip to the parts store.
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Almost there though... And more peace of mind with the bigger tires.
 

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Went to autozone and checked under tracker and vitara. Not in stock. O'Reilly discontinued. Napa no. Chevy dealer discontinued. So I guess its craigslist or recyclers or bust...
 

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So I tried to go oit and wrap up the other side before work, but was stopped short by the adjuster star... The bolt was bent. So by doing it myself foynd two issues, when I think I paid 40$ for an adjustment a few months ago... Youd think before adjusting, theyd inspect? Anyways looks like one more trip to the parts store.
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Almost there though... And more peace of mind with the bigger tires.
Didn’t you pay someone to adjust the brakes or did you in fact only pay them to F them up?
 

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Didn’t you pay someone to adjust the brakes or did you in fact only pay them to F them up?
I intended for the first and got the later...

So I went to the recyclers in Rancho Cordova... Whole lot of em there... I intended to get strut brace, sway bar, brake piece, and maybe interior a piller plastic piece, but they only had sway bar and I bought a spare rag joint for $60. Kinda dissapointed this AM attempted to go out before work, and clean muddy sway and install, turns out it didnt come with bushings, and missing parts of the end links, so couldnt install it yet.... All the recyclers would not part out drum brakes instead saying go to pick n pull.... So the problem with these vehicles is many parts are discontinued, and you almost need a pick n pull to get unobtainable parts for them...
So heres the sway and rag joint I got yesterday....
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I got discouraged at going to pick n pull, so ordered this from summit, but am now having second thoughts... I want same parts in both drums, and think this may work, but may not...
Stock bent part....
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Summit s for $35 2day air
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This is what I was trying to do per Low Ranges instructions...
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I may go to pick n pull for the following as it would ne cheaper overall, it kust has been raining, and im not really looking forward to it...
Need:
1)A pillar plastic
2)End link bushings
3)Sway bushings and brackets
4)Strut brace and hardware
5)Clips for underhood plastics by the latch

Then seat the brakes, and then just armor...
 

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So I had went out earlier and struggled getting sway bar in, turns out I was using the wrong holes 1/4" vs bigger ones... So I had looked all over google for tracker / vitara undercarriage pics to no avail, but then found what I needed in the beginning of this thread went again and figured it out roughly, but still need new bushings...
Stock...
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Tied up loosely with a sock...
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One thing I did find was I had been looking at this armor
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Until I saw this today while looking for sway bar pics...
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Ran to O'Reilly and got the bushings
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This is the interior part behind where the rearview mirror on driver door is
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1)A pillar plastic
2)Sway bar 4xbolts and 2xbrackets
3)Strut brace and hardware
4)Clips for underhood plastics by the latch
 

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5) AND the brake piece!!!
 

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Looking really good!
 

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