Ok, I was doing the rear brakes today on my 86 GL wagon 4X4 and when taking them apart noticed that the strut adjuster in between the shoes was basically impossible to move. Actually I tried as hard as I could I was not able to make it pivot or adjust. Are they supposed to be this stiff? I didnt put them back on yet because I was affraid that if I did and they didnt adjust that I would possible blow my new wheel cylinders. Can anyone shed some light on this for me to ease my mind? I hope they are supposed to be like that because not one store in town sells the drum kit with the adjuster included! Any info would be great! Thanks

 

 

-Chad-

lol it has a one way lock on it to keep it from unwinding. if you did see that and held it out and it still didnt turn, its rusted shut. needs to be replaced.. if ur gonna do that do the disc brake swap.. Down with drums!

Thats exactly what I thought. Disc brake swap here I come!

I was able to soak them overnight in WD40 and they are moving freely now! Since I already installed the new wheels cylinders I am going to just run the drum brakes until I can get the set-up for the disc swap.