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Old January 10th 18, 07:11 AM posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
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Default Drum brakes - do you disconnect the parking brake cable?

On 10/01/2018 7:44 AM, Mad Roger wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Jan 2018 21:56:58 -0500,
> Clare Snyder wrote:
>
>> Don't know about the USA but almost impossible to source the rubber
>> parts kits here in Canada - and cyls are stupidly cheap compared to
>> what they used to be. (labor to rebuild costs as much as a cyl if you
>> are paying to have it done)

>
> At a hundred bucks each, I wouldn't call cylinders "stupidly cheap".


You're shopping in all the wrong places.
>
> Called the local Toyota dealer, who said the cylinders are $102 each, and
> the brake shoes are $157 for a set of four, so that's about $400 with tax.
>
> Toyota doesn't sell a rebuild/repair kit for the rear brake cylinders.
>
> I'll look around for better parts although I need to know the friction
> ratings to compare shoes apples to apples.
>



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