1993 Mercury Topaz "break brake drum loose" Questions

break rear brake drum loose rear tire won't turn. how can I break it loose un do the adjustment . remove any retaining screws in the face of the drum. Use a hammer and hit between the wheel studs. hit

break free, if drum is loose but wont come all the way off then you will have to unadjust the brake adjuster ,its done through a window on the rear of the backing plate ( backside of were the drum is,

...brake shoe expander adjustment. Are they reyained by screws or stud retainers? If no, Makr sure your brakes are reled and whack the edge of the drum to break it loose, not break it, just to loosen. ...

...break drum wont come off sometimes if the brakes are old and they wear a groove in the drum it creates a ridge on the outer edge of drum that stops the drum from sliding off shoes. If you can from ...

...brake backing plate. The bad news is that sometimes the adjuster is stuck and won't move or there isn't even an inspection hole to start with which makes it very difficult to work the drum off over ...

...of drum is a slot at the bottom of backing plate they have a tool to do this or screw driver will work too. loosen brake maybe still have to hit drum w/hammer to break loose then drum will come

...This should break the e-brake loose. Make sure the brake is released inside the car when you do this. What has happened is that brake dust or rust is keeping the brake shoes engaged with the

...brake drums wont come off.. how do you take them off correctly you need to loosen the adjustment of the break first for the drum to came off... Hi, The only method is turning the star adjuster the ...

...brake drums off I can not remove the rear break drums from the 2000 town and country mini van. Took off the road wheel, took off the rubber slot protectors and could not locate the ratchet adjustment ...

...break. Almost sounds like something is rubbing under the car/behind the wheel/on the wheel! Just before the knocking starts, when pushing down on the breaks. The breaks squeek. This just started. We ...