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They're probably the easiest brake to service you can get. Take it apart, clean all the brake dust out, regrease any pivots taking care not to get grease on the drum lining or the brake shoes, reassemble then adjust the play in the pedal until it's where you want it.
As an aside, if you're going to do any riding in the wet especially off roading through any fords it's worth getting grooved brake shoes as they're much more predictable when full of water/muck. EBC usually offer them as an option with the same part number and the suffix "WG".
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Got all the parts, will mount them this weekend as well as take the bike apart, clean everything and replace mismatching bolts etc., replace brake pads and new brake oil. Anybody here ever serviced a drum rear brake? I do have the workshop manual but it looks kind of intimidating taking apart the rear wheel, is it hard to do or not? The brake still works but i doubt they ever replaced the brake shoes in the 30 years and i don't want to fuck up the rear wheel. If it's hard, i'll just take it to a shop to get it checked out.