Hi again everyone,
I recently posted a question about wheel bearings, and am now doing the other side. And of course... something has to go wrong.
The left rear drum brake, refused to come off. I had done the right side, and that drum slid off easily. But this side didn't.
I used two bolts to force the drum off. And while doing so, things snapped and fell out. I suppose I should've attempted to manually retract the shoes, but I couldn't understand why this side wouldn't budge.
Once it came off, I understood why, the shoes were stuck in a very deep groove.
These things fell out:
And here's what it looks like now:
What should I do now? I just wanted to repack the bearings, and know nothing about drum brakes.
Is fixing the brakes and those parts that fell out, easy to do?
Could this have been avoided?
(and on a side note: cone washers = brass drift + big hammer, it worked really well, they came out in about 1 minute. I used to doubt the drift and hammer method, but I am a believer now.)
I recently posted a question about wheel bearings, and am now doing the other side. And of course... something has to go wrong.
The left rear drum brake, refused to come off. I had done the right side, and that drum slid off easily. But this side didn't.
I used two bolts to force the drum off. And while doing so, things snapped and fell out. I suppose I should've attempted to manually retract the shoes, but I couldn't understand why this side wouldn't budge.
Once it came off, I understood why, the shoes were stuck in a very deep groove.
These things fell out:
And here's what it looks like now:
What should I do now? I just wanted to repack the bearings, and know nothing about drum brakes.
Is fixing the brakes and those parts that fell out, easy to do?
Could this have been avoided?
(and on a side note: cone washers = brass drift + big hammer, it worked really well, they came out in about 1 minute. I used to doubt the drift and hammer method, but I am a believer now.)