trying to remove my rear disc my99,i understand i have to back the shoes off so they aint tight,but how? ive took out the oblong bung at back of plate,and thats as far as ive got,cant get screwdriver in straight anyway and cany feel anything there to adjust. HELP please!

 

havent got the hand brake on have you?

 

no

 

sometimes near the centre of the dics, there is a hole of a bolt to go into. use this to wind the dics off the hub.

other than that, get a mallet and towl etc and give it a good wack

 

will it not damage anything if the shoes etc try to come with the disc?

 

when i have removed my rear dics, the shoes have never been tight when the hand brake is off. once ther were stuck to the but i think, so used the mallet method above and they came off un damaged.

you can losen the hand brake cable even more if needed were the hand brake stick is inside the car.

they should not be pushing on the brake disc/drum unless there is something seased on the inside.

if your around cambridge way, i might be able to help out

 

miles away mate,just hit my finger with the hammer! ill have another go when it stops bleeding lol

 

Your suppose to use a rubber mallet

Tony

 

cant get the f****ng thing off,i can 1 side but cant the other,think i may give it up!

 

try undoing the 10mm nut under the handbrake in the car!pull the rubber flap up under the actual handbrake and you will see it!
it will loosen the cables off and should give you a bit more slack!

if discs are old and rusty inside they may have a lip which is holding them on (you will see when its off lol) in this case you will have to wind adjusters back through the disc backplate! can be tricky but you can do it!!

 

they are sometimes tight so give it a spray with wd40 around the edge were the disc goes onto the hub after a while it will need a good whack with a big rubber mallet

 

de-adjust handbrake cable, then de-adjust inside disc

chances are there is a lip on the braking surface and the shoes are catching. try lever off with 2 screwdrivers gently either side of the disc, rocking back and forth the disc.

gentle hit with a mallet may help. - if your replacing the discs anyway, you can affoard to be a bit aggressive with a hammer lol

 

If all else fails read the instructions LOL





DRAWING PB-00020 IS WRONG, ARROW DOWN TO RELEASE BRAKE SHOES!

 

as above.that knurled **** is a pain to find with the screwdriver.get a torch and have a peek inside the hole.turning the ****/nut one way will loosen the shoes and visa-versa!

 

thanks for the comments,ill give it a go 2morrow.

 

two short fat springs have fell out!about half inch in diametre,and about half inch long?cant see where they go in the drawing? anyone know?

 

they are the springs that hold the handbrake shoes on!their will be two washer like things to which hold the springs on! they will prob need replacing now as you have bent/broken them by trying to lever the disc off!

did you manage to deadjust shoes through back plate?its a pain but you can do it and that would of save you alot of hassle! disc would of fallen off then with one hit!

 

alls orted,thanks for ypur help mate.

 

no worries!!
you arnt having much luck at the mo are you! just read you other post about the blue smoke!!

 

i know and the silly thing is,the car is now perfect and performance is excellent so the little puff of blue smoke,just after sorting the brakes has indeed enoyed me,plays on your mind and really need some advice on that as ive just finished the car!!!!! wtf???