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Have a question for the mechanics(added another pic)

Agreed with Cowwrangler. You are better just to get a new drum.
Hubby says that it should be around or under 100.00 for a new drum, but keep in mind that this would be in Canada, so I'm not sure what the cost would be where you are but, probably cheaper.
 
If you do the brakes, do both sides. You don't want new on one side and old on the other...can you say accident?

The drums can be a real pain to get off you should back off the auto slack adjuster through a hole in the backing plate.

Do one side at a time, using the other side as a guide for springs and shoes.

To adjust the new brakes you drive and stop in reverse (the auto slack adjuster)
 
If the hub is moving independent of the wheel, then its almost certainly a broken hub. In the picture where you're prying the hub up, did the wheel move too?

If a new hub is too spendy for you, grab one from a wrecker. Before you fork out the bucks, check the inside of the hub over closely. Any blueing or cracks that you see, leave the hub behind. If its rusty, take some WD40 and a cloth to it. Then take it to a machine shop and have them turn it. If they see any significant warpage (there shouldn't be if there was no blueing inside the hub, but you never know), take the hub back to the wrecker. A warped hub will strip a brake pad in no time.

Rod
 
pull the drum .there should be 4 bolts holding the axle in.if it is leaking oil there you need to replace the bearing andseal.if notseeall of the above,
 
just trade it in...they give money away down at the bank, and all you got to do is just sign some papers!!!
 
jigs said:
just trade it in...they give money away down at the bank, and all you got to do is just sign some papers!!!
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I heard about that. I actually did that before, now they keep calling wanting money from me?! Strangest thing.......
 
If the drum is loose, it has to be broken, unless the wheel is also loose, or te wheel bearing is really loose. Beware, some of the advice given for pulling the axle applys to a F150, on a F250 you would unbolt the axle at the outside end of the hub and pull the axle out, then take the wheel bearing apart to get the hub off. You wouldn't need to pull the hub unless the seal is leaking or you happen to have a model that the drum will not come off the hub without taking the hub off, seems like a few were made that way. Good chance there some short bolts bolting the drum to the hub. If the drum is not loose, but the noise is comming from inside, then the brake adjuster and springs came apart and fell out, or your wheel bearing is totally shot. Take the wheel off, and you will be able to see if the drum is broken.
 

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