Rear Drum Brake Help
Whoever did the last brake service should not be allowed to even put gas in a car.
Virtually everything is wrong, missing, installed incorrectly. 2 secondary shoes, hold down springs, return springs improper installed, self adjuste cable guide in wrong place, wheel cylinder also leaking. I would bet that the drum are also over machine to specs.
Here is a photo of what it should look like.
Get out your Factory Service Manual and most of your future questions will be answered.
Strip it to the backing plates and replace everything, might need to also service the rear wheel bearings
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Agreed, what the OP has is a real mess. Originally, the '63 A-bodies didn't come with self-adjusters. If you want to have them, just order a brake setup for a later model that does. If you want the stock setup, it will probably be a bit tougher to find all the proper parts to convert it back. They don't share hardly any of the same parts between the two systems. Personally, I would just go with the early '70's type setup. Some people would rather manually adjust them periodically, but, if properly installed, the self adjuster system is pretty maintenance free.
