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Old January 9th 18, 08:44 PM posted to alt.home.repair,rec.autos.tech
Mad Roger
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Default Drum brakes - do you disconnect the parking brake cable?

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".

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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