mark2016
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- Glen Burnie, MD
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- 2001 Explorer XLT 4.0SOHC
Last weekend I replaced rear original rotors and pads on my 2001 Ex. The rotors were stuck on pretty good and in the process of tapping them to remove the emergency brake shoe pads separated from the shoes themselves. Getting the old shoes and hardware out was pretty ugly as they were crusty rusty, but I had no idea how insanely bad it could be to try and replace them. With the wheel hub on the end of the axle shaft there is about an inch of room to work with to try and get these tightly sprung pieces back in, and of course I didn't have any spring pliers or other drum tools. I gave up today and took it in to a pro, and I didn't feel so bad when it took him 3hrs (twice the projected labor time but I wasn't charged extra) and he swore up and down it's one of the worst jobs he's ever had to do. Short of pulling the axles it takes hands the size of my one year old and the strength of Thor to make this happen. Glad it's done now and I didn't tear up my hands any worse. Rant over.