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Jan 22, 2012 | 07:24 PM

RamKing

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i did my rear brakes last weekend, shoes, springs and wheel cyclinders and brake lines. my question is in the spring package i got this, what is it? is it important?

im currently driving with out

Jan 22, 2012 | 07:28 PM

crazzywolfie

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i don't think it is that important. it is probably just an extra part to make the kit more universal.

Jan 22, 2012 | 07:46 PM

charlie1935

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I remember using those but It may have been before self adjusting brakes.

Jan 22, 2012 | 07:53 PM

crazzywolfie

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maybe it is the piece use to hold the pivoting part of the park brake to the shoe?

Jan 22, 2012 | 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by crazzywolfie

maybe it is the piece use to hold the pivoting part of the park brake to the shoe?

+1 on this.
Yours may not need it, your parking brake may have had the top end bent over and just hooked into the shoe.

Dave

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Jan 22, 2012 | 08:29 PM

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what i figured it was nothing, had to make sure just in case it was important,
thanks everybody

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