u/Cowboy_Defender

I’m replacing the drum brakes on a 1996 Dodge Dakota, my question is should there be a link/pin between the shoe and the cylinder? There weren’t any when I took them apart and there aren’t any included in the rebuild kit, but it doesn’t seem like the shoe is pressing enough on the cylinder. Can anyone with a first gen verify? I’m waiting on a new cylinder anyway, just want to put it together right and have some working brakes.

Update: I looked through the Haynes manual and it does not need a pin. My cylinder is just extremely worn and the spring was doing absolutely nothing.