How To: C8A/C15 rear brake: adjustment tool?

[rob love]

Another option is to drill some 3/8 holes in the backing plate right behind the brake shoe surfaces. Slip in a small screwdriver and pry the shoes away from the brake drum surface. You may be surprised at how little effort is required to unstick the shoes away from the drum, as opposed to trying to turn the drum.

Of course, that is after checking the park brake cables as Lynn suggests.

You can cover the holes with inspection plugs or weld and grind the holes shut afterwards.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Thanks again for all the tips and info

Alex van de Wetering looked up and cross matched the lock nut number 473636 as being the same on a GMC truck. So the GMC tool should work on the C15 lock nut as well.

Will report back later!

Hanno

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[Alex van de Wetering]

Will report back later!

Please do Hanno! It seems the GMC tool is not as fancy as the one Owen and Jordan showed, but hopefully it does the trick.

Alex