I got it off. Hose was already disconnected. See pic. Took out the bolt that springs attach to up top, and the two bolts for the cylinder, which was unnecessary. The pins had fallen into the drum during the wrestling match. The drums are toast. I have someone who will turn them, but I honestly think they are unsafe if any more material is removed. I was all gung ho to rebuild the cylinder but one of the pistons looks pretty eat up. I could see small air bubbles on the rim as I was trying to remove the piston. Gonna opt to replace. The other front cylinder should be a much better candidate. It’s still stopping the truck if the pedal is pressed. I have some parts to order. I have everything nailed down on what to order except for new bearings. I’ve looked on all the parts houses websites and they are all over the place in pricing, and I have no clue. I could really use some advice on what I need bearing wise. I purposely left the other wheel with just the drum removed so I can see what I need to do. First time doing drum brakes. I used to watch my grandfather rebuild cylinders and pack and replace bearings when I was in the single digits age wise. I wasn’t quite expecting to have to replace everything to the hardline on each front wheel but that’s ok. Not sure what I was expecting. lol. It’s gonna take a little longer and cost a little more. I know most can identify with that better than I.
