leep33•3mo ago

My 'quick' brake job on a 1985 F-150 turned into a 3 day nightmare

I figured swapping the rear drum brakes on my old farm truck would take a Saturday afternoon. Turned out the previous owner had used bolts from three different hardware stores and one of them was frozen solid. I spent almost 4 hours just trying to get the drum off with a torch and a sledgehammer. Then the wheel cylinder was seized and I had to wait another day for the replacement part to come in. Who else has had a simple job turn into a multi-day slog because of someone else's hack work?

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brian_coleman3mo ago

Yeah that "quick Saturday job" turned into my whole weekend and a trip to the parts store I didn't plan for.

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rivera.holly3mo ago

Yep. That's how it goes when you buy something that's been "fixed" by three different guys who had no business touching it.

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