Dill_typeR

Anyone done this before? any hints, tips etc,had a nightmare doing something simple like the plugs PITA

silent running

It's a *******. Just take it slow. Don't get the two springs the wrong way round. One's yellow and one's blue. Grease every point where metal touches metal. Winding the shoes off the drum is the biggest PITA you've ever known. I'd rather change a set of plugs than start fiddling with my handbrake shoes again.

Dill_typeR

Cheers, no special tools or jiggery pokery needed then, just basic sockets, screwdrivers etc

DeanF

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No Special Tools & as Silent Running said, Wind the shoes off inside the drum using a flat blade screwdriver through the little opening in the back of the brake drum, usually blocked with a Black Grommet,

Give the drum a good sooaking of Wd40 where it slips over the Hub assembly, Give the drum a good tapping with a hammer to release any corrosion & use two bolts to wind into the drum (Holes will be apparent when the wheel is off M10 I think ) This will pull the drum off the shoes as you wind the bolts in equally, If it is a pig to budge, Further tapping on the drum will help at this stage

Just take your time & don't over force things, Once off clean all surfaces up & apply copper slip Etc for ease of future removal, Re-adjust shoes through the window, rotating wheel to make sure they are not binding excessively, Once resistence is felt back off until they rotate easily.

Best of Luck

Dean

Dill_typeR

Still waiting for the ******* to arrive at Halfrauds(useless morons), unless anyone knows any suppliers that can get em quick and do sam day delivery

D1CCY

Just curious but why do you need to replace the shoes as I wouldn't have thought they suffer any wear as they don't get used on the move.

Dill_typeR

Theres a knocking sound comeing from the rear left side, was advised to check by a mechanic, by applying handbrake whilst the sound is occuring.
Sure enough if stopped, so he thinks it could be the shoes braking up. (that was from an independant garage)

Had it in at a subaru dealer and a 'top tuner' who reckoned they couldn't hear a thing.

So its worth a try, want some new shoes with me, when i take the rear discs off just in case.

D1CCY

Interesting. How old is the car? Let us know what you find.

silent running

I replaced mine because I used to get a squealing coming from the rear after an hour or so of motorway driving. Never happened in normal slow traffic, only after constant high speed. Pulling the handbrake at 70mph stopped it straight away so it was obviously a problem with the shoes. When I got the discs off (in the end!) the edge of one of the shoes had broken up. Getting the new ones back in was a nightmare and even now, my handbrake's crap. That may be because I backed them off too much. Certainly they're not touching the drums at all in normal driving, but I'm not sure whether they should still be very slightly touching all the time? If I adjusted them back like that I'd have a better handbrake action, but was worried that it would overheat the shoes or something.

Dill_typeR

97 import. 50k miles. according to a mechanic i trust, and seeing as he mentioned it and 2 subaru 'specialists' didnt, i'll give it a try. once i get some new shoes that is