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Originally Posted by 50fordcoupeman
I had the same issue on a pickup years ago. The "mechanic" put the return springs on wrong. I told him if I had wanted to have them screwed up I would have done the job myself!!
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I started in one shop, another mechanic was doing a drum brake job, he kept the one side intact, went back and forth comparing parts. Pretty funny.
Drum brakes are a lost art, I still do them for people and get a decent buck for my work, but they are done right. All new hardware, wheel cylinders and the drums are measured and resurfaced. Bad drums are replaced.
Discs are a great $$ maker for the repair trade. Some shops throw in a set of new pucks, give the rest a cursory once over, use the old pad clips if the new pads don't have them, no lube. Out the door in 20 minutes for only $119 an axle.