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Old 01-22-2012, 07:24 PM
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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
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 07:28 PM
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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.
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 07:46 PM
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I remember using those but It may have been before self adjusting brakes.
 
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Old 01-22-2012, 07:53 PM
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maybe it is the piece use to hold the pivoting part of the park brake to the shoe?
 
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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.

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Old 01-22-2012, 08:29 PM
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what i figured it was nothing, had to make sure just in case it was important,
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