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Originally Posted by 68gmsee
After fighting break problems on my 68 for many years I finally decided to go all out and replace all new parts. I got all new break cylinders, shoes, springs and clips and had the drums turned. I took apart the adjusters and cleaned them with wire brush and coated them with a thin coat of grease.
I also replaced all the rubber hoses -two in front and the one for the rear brakes (I had one collapse on my 69 many years ago and caused the rear brakes to hang). It's amazing the difference it made in braking
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yeah, night and day. I redid all that stuff too and even my longbed with drums all around can lay down a 4 wheel skid.