First repair 2002 Liberty brakes

[sootie007]

Well I have put about 1500 miles on this 2002 liberty so far and last night on the way home I heard the rear shoes dragging and a grinding sound when applying the brakes......pulled the wheels off and found this ...the lower "blue" shoe to shoe spring was broken. One piece was still hanging from the perch and the other stubby piece was rolling around in the wheel. Dealer says $5 for the part and will be here Tuesday ...luckily I had a spring laying around I made work off another vehicle . It should be o.k. until then. Now there was no excuse for not painting those nasty rusty rear drums gloss black.... which i did at this time and they look nice.....John

 

[flair1111]

you can get a complete set of springs, clips and adjuster for drum brakes at a parts store for about $3.

 

[tan's2002kjlimited]

you can get a complete set of springs, clips and adjuster for drum brakes at a parts store for about $3.

The springs should be replaced every brake job.
Failure from fatigue isn't a fun thing to have happen.
$8 at local Autozone.

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http://www.autozone.com/autozone/ca...ar&store=2684&searchText=&brandName=Brakeware

 

[sootie007]

Thanks guys on my way to the zone tomorrow to pick up the kit....J