WHEEL UPWARD.TO RETRACT THE SHOES.THEN REMOVE DRUM. This may not be the solution, however your park brake needs to be off so that the drums will be released. Chock the wheels before releasing the park
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...remove any wheel to check disc pad thickness as they seldom wear evenly across the pad First, I'm not a wheel mechanic but if a wheel squeels (rotary brakes) then the pad wear tabs will make a loud ...
...wheel inward to loosen the rear shoes allowing the drum to be removed...on the back side of the drum is what is called a backing plate there will be a oval hole with a rubber plug in it remove it an ...
...cutting it, unhook the cable from the parking brake lever and remove the rear brake shoe with the lever. Step 5 Disconnect the parking brake lever from the rear shoe by spreading the retaining clip ...
cutting tool. If the drum won't come off because the drum shoes have worn into the drum, retract the shoes by removing the access plug from the backing plate. Push the lever off the adjuster star
Cutting wont hurt the cable and you can reuse it. It will be PITA to reassemble the drum brakes. A good speed shop / machine will be able to replace your bearing within an hr per wheel. Budget 2.5 hrs
...Remove the rubber stopper using a flat head screwdriver and applying outward pressure to the stopper. Locate the adjustment wheel using a flashlight. The adjustment wheel will have teeth cut into it ...
Question about Jeep CJ7
...remove the disc ? The car is front wheel drive, disc brakes front and rear. Is your hand brakes cable hold the rear brakes? If it does then the cable is rusted inside the cable housing causing the ...
remove the tire/wheel ether way. Jack up the car to pull the wheel, take your lugs loose while the tire is still on the ground, it is easy to take them loose this way. Take the EM: brake off, and jack
wheel, brake drum,mounting bolts that hold the axle to the rear end, all come off. Then you take a slide hammer to remove the axle from the housing. Sometimes the will simply fall out (not very often)
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