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Can't get wheel hub/drum back on over shoes

  • 31-12-2010 4:16pm
    #1
    Registered Users Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭


    Well I decided to go check the shoes on my 98 Corolla. Took off 1 rear hub/drum and the shoes are fine. But the hub will not go back on whatsoever.

    I have tried adjusting the tensioner full both ways, tapping the shoes into position, tanking handbrake on / off etc. The drum just does not want to fit over the shoes.

    Is there a knack to this?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭bmw535d


    sledgehammer.jpg


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭dnme


    are you being serious?
    bmw535d wrote: »
    sledgehammer.jpg


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭bmw535d


    well ya know what they say "if you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem"


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭dnme


    got it sorted. dam adjuster


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭bmw535d


    dnme wrote: »
    got it sorted. dam adjuster

    did you use my favourite tool in the garage?


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  • Registered Users Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭dnme


    bmw535d wrote: »
    did you use my favourite tool in the garage?

    oh holy god no :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    Is it a ratchet type adjuster, some times they came be a pain?


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭dnme


    Plug wrote: »
    Is it a ratchet type adjuster, some times they came be a pain?

    Yea the toothed fella, I kept adjusting it the wrong way. The correct adjustment had a lot of resistance and took ages.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    Reminds me of FAS, the BMW/VW/Audi lads don't really know how to do the drum brakes since drum brakes are not on most of them cars. Saying that I've done loads of drum brakes and they are a pain compared to disk.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,408 ✭✭✭dnme


    are rear disk brakes the same as fronts? I thought I read somewhere that there was a bit more to them


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  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭pajero12


    Yeah There the exact same!


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,422 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    Little bit more complex as they will often have a "drum type" arrangement for the handbrake inside the actual disc.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    dnme wrote: »
    are rear disk brakes the same as fronts? I thought I read somewhere that there was a bit more to them
    Theres a hand brake mechanism build in, you need a special tool to replace the rear brake pads.


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    Avns1s wrote: »
    Little bit more complex as they will often have a "drum type" arrangement for the handbrake inside the actual disc.
    That would be Merc's and BMW.


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,495 ✭✭✭pajero12


    Plug wrote: »
    Theres a hand brake mechanism build in, you need a special tool to replace the rear brake pads.
    Really? The brakes on my pajero are the same as the front!


  • Registered Users Posts: 9,248 ✭✭✭Plug


    Disks all round? Some can have the handbrake mechanism build into the caliber others have small shoes inside a drum like disk.


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,160 ✭✭✭bmw535d


    And pajeros lad.the hand brake shoes are inside the hub.


  • Registered Users Posts: 3,422 ✭✭✭Avns1s


    Plug wrote: »
    That would be Merc's and BMW.

    Nope, not just mercs and bmw's. Many "cheaper" cars have this arrangement too.

    It doesn't necessitate a special tool to change pads. Some cars require a tool to "screw back" the piston in the slave cylinder but that is separate from whether or not it has this type of handbrake setup.


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