How many miles would you guess I have left in these brakes, or should I change them?

They look kinda thin, they might be Dot ok, but since you already got the whole thing taken apart I would change them and be done with it.

 

If you put new drums and pads change the pins on the push rod. They deform and brake. You don't wanna spend 200-400 and be out of brakes for a $2 pin!

 

See the shoulder on the brake friction material? That's the "wear bar" similar to the wear bar on tires. Change them when they wear down close to that point; yours have plenty of life left.

Frank

 

Your more than half way done with a brake job but Without ck. your brake drums for wear its hard to tell if drums are worn your shoes can be ready to flip the S/cams, but if they ck. with a small amount of wear you will be ready for insp. wk. without changing shoes

 

What's the bottom shoe look like? I'm guessing it's got a little more wear due to component wear and gravity.

 

Looks like 5/8 still alot left. Take a close look at your drum while its off...
About the anchor pins... 2$ you say? 170 for my t800.

 

Not anchor pins, push rod pins. Here they call it Cleve's pins.

They might be 1/2 way wear, but if you change the drums always change the shoe pads. That's what I do. They also give you some money back for the old shoe pads. Making it a little less money, they cost 100 or so a piece. For that kind of money and a new drum too I do feel a lot safer on the road. You guys can go ahead and use them till the last drop, I just don't wait till that moment. Same with tires they might still have some treat but I replace them between 4-6/32. Steers at 8/32 and save them for the trailer.

 

another year

 

Anchor pin is what I was really talking about. Heres a picture...
And I told him to take a close look at the drum because he says they had a big groove.