Originally Posted by HillRider

Isn't it amazing how often that happens? I remember starting a "simple" brake shoe replacement on an older car on a Friday evening. Shouldn't take more than a couple of hours, right?

Well one star adjuster was frozen (drum brakes, remember those?), then one wheel cylinder started to leak, then the brake hose fitting to the wheel cylinder was so corroded it wouldn't turn and had to be cut off, etc., etc......

I got the car back on the road the following Tuesday for 5X the original expected cost and after three trips to the parts dealer.