Emergency Brake Shoe repair F53

[billandmona]

I checked with C H Topping inLong Beach Ca I believe I will be using them to rebuild my unit, had + feedback from the forum thanks for the reply

[Winnie 2000]

Hello All, Tonysrep could you give more info on the rebuild I still might give it a try. Thanks

[tonysrep]

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Originally Posted by Winnie 2000 Hello All, Tonysrep could you give more info on the rebuild I still might give it a try. Thanks

well I hit up carquest for the parts ,napa for the socket , as shown in the instructions a gear puller was used to remove the main shaft, I could have gotten away with just replacing the shoes and seals but I figured I was already there so I went ahead and replaced the bearings also. a long punch and small hammer was used to walk out the bearing races. I used the old races to aid in installing the new ones After the bearing and seal was installed on the brake hub side of the housing , I installed the hub ,and new shoes. Then I slowly pressed the main shaft and drum assembly into the bearing . I then installed the shim , smaller bearing ,then the seal, then the spacer and o-ring ,stepped washer and nut . after it was torqued I filled the unit with trans fluid. I replaced the gasket where it mates to the tranny, a ford dealer is the only place it was available