I am working on disassembling the rear brakes on a '45 1 1/2 ton that has sat for approximately 30 years. I have two questions about taking stuff apart before destroying something. They are: 1) The pins that the brake shoes pivot on have some sort of circle clip on the inboard side that retains them. Is this clip a one time use thing that must be destroyed to remove? It looks like it would have been pushed over the beveled end of the pin and snapped into the groove on the pin. Is there something newer to replace them with? Question 2) The emergency brake actuating lever system is retained with a very small pin that bears against a piece of spring steel on the inboard side of the brake backing plate. It looks as though the pin must be removed to remove the levers. Is it just a press fit that can be pushed out and then back in? I have photos that go along with both of these questions but don't know how to post them here. Thanks for any advice!
