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I would be more impressed with the video if he showed the brake assembly with the axle's flange in the way while the brake replacement was done just like someone at home would be doing.
Plus he shows the E-brake cable arm with no cable holding it in place. You do not have to remove that arm from the brake cable so unless you're installing new e-brake cables just leave it alone.
And that piece that contacts the star wheel adjustment (he calls it a slack adjuster arm 7:30-8:00 in the video ) IF it has a spring on it, can be left alone as there is no reason to replace that spring. Some brake assembly's have a set-up that just slips together and they have a small spring that keeps tension on them when they're installed on the shoe. I didn't see him showing that spring installed it was just there unless I missed it (entirely possible)
And the part about the 6 wear spots on the backing plate he called it a knurled type surface without showing the 2 bottom wear spots which is usually the most worn out parts of the backing plates. Some BP's have a 1/2" long groove worn into them this can be welded shut and then ground smooth. OR filled with A+B epoxy and smoother over. Leaving them alone without doing anything will cause noise and/or rapid shoe wear. That is something you just don't want to ignore.
I just wanted to add some experience to this post.
Plus he shows the E-brake cable arm with no cable holding it in place. You do not have to remove that arm from the brake cable so unless you're installing new e-brake cables just leave it alone.
And that piece that contacts the star wheel adjustment (he calls it a slack adjuster arm 7:30-8:00 in the video ) IF it has a spring on it, can be left alone as there is no reason to replace that spring. Some brake assembly's have a set-up that just slips together and they have a small spring that keeps tension on them when they're installed on the shoe. I didn't see him showing that spring installed it was just there unless I missed it (entirely possible)
And the part about the 6 wear spots on the backing plate he called it a knurled type surface without showing the 2 bottom wear spots which is usually the most worn out parts of the backing plates. Some BP's have a 1/2" long groove worn into them this can be welded shut and then ground smooth. OR filled with A+B epoxy and smoother over. Leaving them alone without doing anything will cause noise and/or rapid shoe wear. That is something you just don't want to ignore.
I just wanted to add some experience to this post.
