Just finished a brake job on my wife's Silhouette. One of the pads had separated and the thing was shuddering like a whore in church. What a PITA! The disc brakes weren't bad, but since it's been 20 years since I did any brake work, I'd forgotten what a pain drum brakes can be. You need four freakin' hands to assemble those damn things!
Then last night about midnight, my very last bolt on the front caliper had a bad thread where the pin bolt goes in - I was making up new swear words at that point.
Anyway, thanks to the guys at NAPA, I found a tap to clean up the threads this morning, and she's back in the stopping business. Which is good, because now I can take a nice air conditioned ride in the caddy...:thumbsup:

Have a nice Memorial Day weekend everybody!

Oh man, that reminds me of when my dad did the brakes on his brother's '92 F-150 4x4. Took him 3 days to do new rotors/ calipers and shoes all because of the 4x4 hubs not acting right or something when he had them apart.

lol , always hated drums ....

lol , always hated drums ....
Same here. I do believe that I will never own another car that doesn't have discs at all four corners. I just did all four rotors and pads on Friday, and was done in two hours, including clean-up. This sounds like a decent time, but consider this. I had knee surgery on May 1st. I am still in a full leg brace, that doesn't allow my leg to flex. Needless to say, clean-up time (putting tools away in my basement) took way longer than it should have. I can remember doing drums, having every part I needed laying in front of me, and it taking an hour per side easily. Sometimes it took that long to get the drum off (damn star adjusters). I love disc brakes.

Don

Rookies... If it takes me 30 minutes to do a brake pad & shoe change on any of my old Mopars, I stopped for an ice water & smoke... Add another 10 minutes to get tools out, jack & J-stands, etc., then put them away again.

I just did the rotors on the Q. It would have been easy if not for the AWFUL HUMIDITY. Ugh. I need a climate-controlled garage. When I was done my heart was racing and I was feeling dizzy from exhaustion.

I used to hate replacing shoes on drum brakes too until I bought myself a tool kit for drum brakes. Made all the difference in the world. It's amazing how easy a job can sometimes be with the right tools! :thumbsup:

Long thin phillips screwdriver and a hammer are all ya need for the good 'ol Mopar brakes! DBDartman is right...quick and easy!

Porsches use those nifty quick-swap clips for the pads. Of course, they eat pads more often. And when those clips break...

I recently did the front drums on the Charger because the guy gave me all the new parts with the car. It was a pain, but it only took me about 2 hours to do it all.

Porsches use those nifty quick-swap clips for the pads. Of course, they eat pads more often. And when those clips break...
our 73 vette has those , so nice ....

Ohhh...'68 Charger with drums? you shouldn't have wasted the time...it MUST have discs...because if you put anything other than a big block in it, you just ain't right! :)

Four wheel disc brakes jobs are easy.

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Ohhh...'68 Charger with drums? you shouldn't have wasted the time...it MUST have discs...because if you put anything other than a big block in it, you just ain't right! :)

Yeah, I plan to put a disc setup on it up front after a while, but with no engine or trans it's not going to need the stopping power for a while.

with no engine or tranny it doesn't need drum brakes either than! :)

I've got the 'ol 72 E-Body prject I'm working on...finished detailing the engine compartment, interior is coming along nicely...brakes are all back to a little better than stock and brand new. Tranny is built, engine is built but has to go in...time is all I need...time and money...both damned near impossible to come by.

time is all I need...time and money...both damned near impossible to come by

you know if you have enough of one you dont need the other

with no engine or tranny it doesn't need drum brakes either than! :)

You're right. I got bored.

I've got the 'ol 72 E-Body prject I'm working on...finished detailing the engine compartment, interior is coming along nicely...brakes are all back to a little better than stock and brand new. Tranny is built, engine is built but has to go in...time is all I need...time and money...both damned near impossible to come by.

Cool man. The Challenger is a cool car. I've got the time, the money is my problem. Ah well.