People often ask on BITOG, "what's the most reliable ancient pickup with a lot of miles that I can buy," this is why that's a moot question...
I was replacing the rear brakes on my 1994 Ranger when this reared its head. I knew it was bent before I tore into the brakes, but was hopeful I could work around it. Nope. The new drum wouldn't even go on the new shoes. I thought it was worth trying at first, but I wasn't thrilled about having to take the third world garbage brakes* apart again.
*Thank you Miller88 for this name for these contraptions.
The drum itself was also chipped...
My best guess is the previous owner had it on a jack or something and knocked it off somehow. I think if it had happened while the truck was moving there would have been a lot more damage.
I didn't want to mess with pulling a backing plate at Pull-A-Part, so I called the Ford dealer. 1994 was obsolete, but 1995 was in the nearest distribution center, so I decided to get it. The only difference is the location of the adjuster access slot(s), and the 1995 backing plate has two of them. Good enough for me.
All of the hoses are next on the list (2 up front and 1 on the rear axle). The fittings do not come loose, even with a correct crow's foot wrench, so it's cut & flare for everything that has to come undone. Thankfully this truck has a simple brake system and even the joke of a "rear ABS" hydraulic unit is still available.
I was replacing the rear brakes on my 1994 Ranger when this reared its head. I knew it was bent before I tore into the brakes, but was hopeful I could work around it. Nope. The new drum wouldn't even go on the new shoes. I thought it was worth trying at first, but I wasn't thrilled about having to take the third world garbage brakes* apart again.
*Thank you Miller88 for this name for these contraptions.
The drum itself was also chipped...
My best guess is the previous owner had it on a jack or something and knocked it off somehow. I think if it had happened while the truck was moving there would have been a lot more damage.
I didn't want to mess with pulling a backing plate at Pull-A-Part, so I called the Ford dealer. 1994 was obsolete, but 1995 was in the nearest distribution center, so I decided to get it. The only difference is the location of the adjuster access slot(s), and the 1995 backing plate has two of them. Good enough for me.
All of the hoses are next on the list (2 up front and 1 on the rear axle). The fittings do not come loose, even with a correct crow's foot wrench, so it's cut & flare for everything that has to come undone. Thankfully this truck has a simple brake system and even the joke of a "rear ABS" hydraulic unit is still available.
