got my brake parts yesterday well i was missing the holddown kit and my brake shoe anchor pins. had to reorder the holddown kit now im looking for the anchor pins.
my wheel cylinders keep blowing out and my shoes keep cracking. the guy at the parts store said it was caused by the heat. should i buy engine enamel paint for my drums? and my dad told me all i had to do is replace the parts that are broke. well screw that im going all out on this
ok im done releasing my anger and frustrations

 

Were the anchor pins rusted out on you? If not, just use the old ones. Usually, all you have to do is replace the shoes. Explain about the shoes keep cracking. Never heard of such an animal. You may have something hooked up wrong. Do you need pics of the correct install?

 

Also put a micrometer on those drums and see if they are over sized.

 

Make sure you have you shoes adjusted up enough too. Your cylinders shouldn't be moving enough to blow out new wheel cylinders.

 

Do you know which way the seals go in? Should be like this }(spring){ The parentasise () are the seals and the }{ are the pistons. The lip on the seal points in.

 

im missing the anchor pins on mine now. the shoes crack near the middle across the shoe. i have it set up according to the 1966 ford shop manual. the only thing is i dont have the emergacy brake hooked up.

 

If they are riveted shoes try going with bonded. I think what you are calling an anchor pin I call the hold down spring pin. I always learned that the anchor pin is the pin at the top that both shoes seat against.

 

my shoes are bonded. the pin at the top is the ones im missing

 

How can you be missing that? I thought it was part of the backing plate.

 

in every part book ive seen it shows a little t shape metal bracket that is removable.