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1987 GMC R1500 2wd - Rear left drum brake backing plate
Damn, I didn't see this until just now. For anyone that finds this in the future, this was my solution. I searched up and down by phone and couldn't find a single place that had this available. I just couldn't get to a yard to dig through any vehicles, and every one I called said they didn't...- frankiejr
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1987 GMC R1500 2wd - Rear left drum brake backing plate
Hey man, did you throw those away? The one in the link above is for a 9.5" drum, which is too small for my truck. I haven't looked at the other side yet to see what mine is but I should be able to on Monday. If you still have them, could you tuck them away for a couple days? Thanks!- frankiejr
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1987 GMC R1500 2wd - Rear left drum brake backing plate
Ha! I was just looking at that site to see if I could find something. Thanks for the heads up, I knew I came to the right place!- frankiejr
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1987 GMC R1500 2wd - Rear left drum brake backing plate
Unfortunately the yards won't sell me a plate without the whole axle. Apparently they think the axle is useless and any amount of verbal wrangling has fallen on deaf ears. I offered to pay a mechanic for help, and he wasn't successful in any junkyard on his call list, either. Edit: I see now...- frankiejr
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1987 GMC R1500 2wd - Rear left drum brake backing plate
Oh, another note: a neighbor said I could remove the plate and just hammer it out so it's roughly the right shape and re-use it. Could that be a possibility? I haven't bothered trying because I can't take it apart in front of the garage - we need direct access to it since that's where our...- frankiejr
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1987 GMC R1500 2wd - Rear left drum brake backing plate
Hey all, My left rear wheel came off recently and the drum brake slammed on the ground. I've found all the parts I need to fix it except the backing plate for that drum brake. I've searched all parts places I could find online, had a mechanic look for one at all his distributors, and checked...- frankiejr
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