Older model Ford vehicles use brake drums on the rear axle (models built before the late 1960s may also have brake drums on the front axle). A brake drum system works by mounting a large steel or cast iron drum on the axle shaft. The brake shoe are mounted inside this drum. When the driver depresses the brake pedal, a hydraulic cylinder inside the brake drum pushes the two brake shoes outward, where they contact the brake drum. This slows the vehicle down.
Instructions
- 1
Raise the rear of the vehicle using an automotive jack and support with jack stands placed underneath the rear axle.
2Use a lug wrench or impact socket to remove the lug nuts from the rear wheels.
3Pull the wheel and tire assembly off the lug studs.
4Remove the brake drum, by pulling it off the lug studs.
