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18 December 2008, 03:37 PM

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rear brakes

on my99, a mate told me i might need a tool to wind the calipers back to replace the pads, is he right?

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18 December 2008, 04:17 PM

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No , the rear pistons just push in , you only need to wind the pistons in on calipers with a handbrake system on them , but the subaru has its handbrake as a drum with shoes in the centre of the disc.
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18 December 2008, 04:42 PM

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So do the shoes apply to the rear disks or to a separate drum like my landy?

I ask. As if its separate i.e. unloaded drum/pads then i can use the handbrake after the track??

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18 December 2008, 05:02 PM

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The handbrake shoes apply to a drum which is cast integrally with the disc. Look at your rear brake discs: you'll see the large centre, which is the drum