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    #1

    rear drum brake not engaging

    Hey guys, just wondering why a drum brake would stop working. Its actually on my 85' F150 but it has a 8.8 [dont know if its the same exact setup as my lincolns..] Does it need a new cylinder or a rebuild kit or what?

    The parking brake also sucks and does not stop the truck from rolling. any ideas?
    1989 Lincoln Town Car - "Anabelle" - Original block, .030 over with SpeedPro pistons, rods fitted with ARP hardware, FRPP +volume oil pump, GT-40 3bar heads, Crane 1.72 rockers, 89' Fox cam, 93' Cobra lower intake, Explorer upper and 65mm TB, 93' Lightning EGR spacer, K&N intake kit from a 4.0L Ranger, 19lb/hr injectors w/ 87 Mark VII ECM, cat/smog deletes, Big Brake conversion, 3.55 K-Code Trac-Lok/Disc brake rear axle, CVPI LCA's w/1" sway bar in rear, wagon front sway bar, BBK 2.5" off-road H-Pipe, Flowmaster super 40s, HPP wheels, 3G alternator w/LMR.com wiring kit, gear reduction starter conversion, Best 1/4 time: 16.0 @ 85mph.
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    #2
    Try adjusting it?

    Unless you pull it apart it will be tough to tell. Might just need shoes
    Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons

    Busy maintaining a fleet of Fords

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      #3
      Yeah, pull the drum off and see what you can see. There's a lot of stuff in there and it likes to seize up, so it's entirely possible the self-adjuster is frozen. Regardless of whether it is or not, take it out and make sure it turns freely and grease it up real well. When I did the rear brakes on mine, I found the self-adjuster cable was broken (rusted in two...lol) so check that as well.

      2001 Ford Crown Victoria P71 - "The Fire Engine"
      1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series
      But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

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        #4
        way out of adjustment would be my first guess, or a bad cylinder. Even if the cyl was bad, the parking brake should work tho. Adjustment would affect the parking brake.
        86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
        5.0 HO, CompCams XE258,Scorpion 1.72 roller rockers, 3.55 K code rear, tow package, BHPerformance ported E7 heads, Tmoss Explorer intake, 65mm throttle body, Hedman 1 5/8" headers, 2.5" dual exhaust, ASP underdrive pulley

        91 Lincoln Mark VII LSC grandpa spec white and cranberry

        1984 Lincoln Continental TurboDiesel - rolls coal

        Originally posted by phayzer5
        I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousers

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