i need new brake on the rear of my runner

does anyone have a parts lists of all the things i need to do a complete rear brake job and a guesstimate of the costs.

also ive never done a rear brake job (DRUM BRAKES) before i have done front disks though. is it pretty easy to figure out with the FSM?

 

and search are your friend.

Found this with a simple google of "Toyota drum brakes"

http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/maintenance/rearbrakes/

 

I think I still have a NEW set of springs(the rebuild kit) for an '85 rear if that is what you have.

EDIT: Nevermind, you have an '88. Probably different springs in the 10" drums.

 

It was about $200 to replace everything but the backing plates on my rear axle. That's wheel cylinders, hardware (springs/pins/etc...), shoes and drums. Save yourself some pain and get the right tool for taking the springs off and putting them back on, doing it with vice grips can work, but usually ends in pain.

 

It can also end in the spring being flung all the way across the garage and a good 20 mins spent looking for the stupid thing.

 

Sorry to hyjack, but does anybody know if early wheel cylinders 8" will work on a late 10" drum system?

 

Been there done that. Only it was out on the driveway.

 

The drums are probably still useable if you have them turned at a machine shop. That saves you... atleast 100 bucks. And yo can rebuild the wheel cylinders... you save 30-50 bucks easy that way. Whell cylinders are only comprised of about 3 or 4 parts.

Spring kits are cheap.

They DO have special tools for drum springs removal. A Hell of a lot easier and they save you time. One looks like a set of long pliers. There's an open end with a notch that rotates under the spring hook, grabs on, and allows you to pry them off. The other side is a dished flat head that you hook the spring hook on, while resting the tip on the spindle where the spring hook belongs, pull up, and the spring hook slides into place.

So get that plier looking tool for drum brakes, and there's a special screw-driver-looking tool for the other parts of the drum brakes.

Your last option is to get those parts, drive on down here to Vacaville and lemme do em for ya for 30 bucks! Or a case of beer, I'm not picky

All in all, it should only cost you about 100 bucks to redo both sides.