I recently put in a timing belt, water pump, 2 new axles, oil pump assembly and now front disc brakes - I did this at around 220,000 miles. Total investment of around 1400.00 so far. But I figured all routine maintenance I probabaly got a way with for a while so I took a shot. Car runs great as far as I am concerned. Now to the topic. I have never replaced the rear drums. The emergency brake is useless and since it's a 5spd I'd like to get it fixed. However I would not like to invest a lot of money at this point due to the amount of milage on the car. Would appreciate any input on the emergency brake, I tried adjusting by driving backwards, I think it helped a little. How much could it possibly cost to replace the rear drums and fix the emergency brake - TIA - Steve P.S. my mechanic wouldn't give me a ballpark figure as he was explaining about cables to each wheel, etc, etc. wants to look before quoting a price.
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18 years ago