How do we change the rear brakes shoes that are behind the rotor on my 2002 santa fe

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The automatic brake adjusters work when the car is in reverse and you touch the brake. They should not lock the wheel however. An inspection of the rear brake assembly on both sides might show the problem. total brake repair might be appropriate on a car that age.

Is your hand brakes cable hold the rear brakes? If it does then the cable is rusted inside the cable housing causing the caliper to be holding the other side.. Replace hand brake cables. Or try to release the cable.

Its mounted to the wheel hub assembly right behind the brake rotor or brake caliber.

Make sure backing plates behind front & rear rotors aren't rubbing on rotors. Jack up each wheel individualy & spin. May also be emergency brake shoes rubbing inside drum inside rear rotors.

Probably bad wheel bearing

.331 (In thousandths of an inch) If brake rotor measures at or under this
specification, it must be discarded.That's if you have the V6 and 2WD. IF that's not what you have check here

http://www.autozone.com/autozone/repairinfo/specifications/specificationsMain.jsp?categoryName=BRAKES+%26+TRACTION+CONTROL&childCategoryNameForTitle=Brake+Rotor+Minimal+Machining&appQuestionName=Rear&childCatId=24400232&categoryNameForTitle=Brakes+%26+Traction+Control&appQtext=Rear&categoryNValue=24499999&appQId=4294933443&childCatName=BRAKE+ROTOR+MINIMAL+MACHINING&appIdsArray=#

If that doesn't work got to the autozone website and click repair info then click specification, then brakes and then minimal maching.

THE REAR BRAKE ROTOR IS A LOOSE ROTOR AND SHOULD COME OFF EASILY. IF NOT, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE ROTOR IS HELD BY RUST ONTO THE HUB OR THE BRAKE SHOES IS STILL EMBEDDED INTO THE ROTOR. REMOVE THE HANDBRAKE CABLE TO ENSURE THAT THE BRAKESHOES COLLAPSE AND TRY TO LOSEN IT AGAIN. IF SEASED ONTO THE HUB BY RUST, KNOCK THE ROTOR WITH A COPPER HAMMER TO BRAKE THE RUST WITH A RUST REMOVER.

change the brakes , the wheel bearings too should be ok

you have to adjust the parking brake down, using a flat head screwdriver you must turn the starred adjuster wheel counter clockwise to adjsut the parking brake down and allow you to remove the rotor

It could be the parking brake shoe, the springs are not collapsing properly because of being stretched out from regular use