One - I had to back the adjuster star off by a lot. I'm not sure why it got so tight. The trouble started after the truck spent a week commuting in DC traffic.

[color:"blue"]The self-adjuster is activated by pulling on the parking brake, every time you pull it, it is supposed to adjust the rear brakes [/color]

I had to beat the drum like a red headed stepchild and pry at the sides at the same time to get the drum off.

[color:"blue"]Should have sprayed around the axle flange with PB Blaster and wired brushed around the flange center to remove the rust, there are also two threaded holes in the drum that you screw bolts in to help remove the drum. You should also back off the adjustment on the brake shoes (not pads) to pull them in to help in getting the drum off. [/color]

I noticed that all the parts, IE, the drum pads, springs ands such connected to it, would move around. They weren't in a fixed position. That seems weird to me.

[color:"blue"]Normal, it is a floating assembly, as long as all the parts are there, springs, pins, ect. You are golden


There is a thread at the top that has a link to an FSM, the rear brakes on all Toyota pickups and runners from 70-95 are basicly the same. [/color]