removing rear brake drums?

17th February 2005, 04:40

i av a saxo 1.1i and i do not knw how to take of the rear drums?there are not visible screws that i can see,and i dnt wana take it 2 a mechanic for him to charge me 320 2 undo a few screws or woteva?also is this the way i can tighten my handbrake or is there another way?cuz wen i try doin handbarke turn it usually never does them?

17th February 2005, 04:46

dont do handbrake turns then!thats probably why it doesnt work!

why do u want to do them anyway?jus puts more strain on ur car and can cause things to break!

17th February 2005, 04:48

i didnt ask is it ok 2 do handbrake turns.i jus wana know how to tighten my handbrake so i can do dem. n anyways im payin for my stuff so u dnt av 2 worry bout it.

jus mesin,fanx 4 da advice anyways

17th February 2005, 04:57

sure its not just knackered handbrake cable/s.
Does it not work very well, r even when driving, do the rear brakes not work very well?

17th February 2005, 05:00

they do work.its just that i can notice when im parked up a slight hill i have to pull the handbrake fully so that it won't roll down.n i'm talking about the slightet hill not a massive hill.and when i pull it up fully it feels as if it is't healthy for the handbrake to be pulled up that much?

17th February 2005, 05:43

Stretched the cables or fucked the drums.
Either or , not a bad job to do with the right tools and a haynes manual.

19th February 2005, 17:24

Fuck me just answer the man!!
Remove rear wheels and in the middle of the drum you will see a large silver cap.
Pop it off but dont butcher it remember its gotta get back on there!
Behind that there is a 32mm nut+washer, undo that with an air gun or breaker bar with a fuck off piece of bar on the end of it.
Then tap the drum off from behind.
Thats it.
As for adjusting the handbrake climb under the car/put on ramp.
Just above the middle section of the exhaust where the rear h.brake cables meet together you will see a y shaped pulley.
SO get a deep 13mm socket and ratchet and tighten it up, spray with wd40 if tight and hey presto, back to your h.brake turns!
any probs?
marcfells123@hotmail.com

21st February 2005, 23:19

thank youuuuuuuuuu

thats exactly wot i wanted to know. tightened my handbrake and next week im changin the brake shoes.

21st February 2005, 23:31

23rd October 2011, 15:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcsforte

Fuck me just answer the man!!
Remove rear wheels and in the middle of the drum you will see a large silver cap.
Pop it off but dont butcher it remember its gotta get back on there!
Behind that there is a 32mm nut+washer, undo that with an air gun or breaker bar with a fuck off piece of bar on the end of it.
Then tap the drum off from behind.
Thats it.
As for adjusting the handbrake climb under the car/put on ramp.
Just above the middle section of the exhaust where the rear h.brake cables meet together you will see a y shaped pulley.
SO get a deep 13mm socket and ratchet and tighten it up, spray with wd40 if tight and hey presto, back to your h.brake turns!
any probs?
marcfells123@hotmail.com

Is this the same for mk2 1.1 for the drum removal already tightend my handbrake cause i got the same problems lol, Hanbrake turns takin there toll on my drums LOL

23rd October 2011, 15:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marcsforte

Fuck me just answer the man!!
Remove rear wheels and in the middle of the drum you will see a large silver cap.
Pop it off but dont butcher it remember its gotta get back on there!
Behind that there is a 32mm nut+washer, undo that with an air gun or breaker bar with a fuck off piece of bar on the end of it.
Then tap the drum off from behind.
Thats it.
As for adjusting the handbrake climb under the car/put on ramp.
Just above the middle section of the exhaust where the rear h.brake cables meet together you will see a y shaped pulley.
SO get a deep 13mm socket and ratchet and tighten it up, spray with wd40 if tight and hey presto, back to your h.brake turns!
any probs?
marcfells123@hotmail.com

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grant187

Is this the same for mk2 1.1 for the drum removal already tightend my handbrake cause i got the same problems lol, Hanbrake turns takin there toll on my drums LOL

yes it is. as for adjusting handbrake don't bother with the under floor adjuster now you have the drums off adjust at that end.

you will see oposite the handbrake leaver in the shoes a ratcher mechanism on that side near the wheel cylinder stick a flat headed screw driver between the shoe and the cylinder and push GENTLY and the mechanism will click let it click around twice.

23rd October 2011, 16:54

You shouldnt need to adjust the handbrake at the cables, you need to make sure they are adjusted properlly in the drum first.

23rd October 2011, 19:33

just make sure u got on axle stands nd front wheels chocked nd handbrake off to take drums off if handbrake on the drums wont come off

23rd October 2011, 19:38

6.5 year bump

23rd October 2011, 20:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmuminovic

i didnt ask is it ok 2 do handbrake turns.i jus wana know how to tighten my handbrake so i can do dem. n anyways im payin for my stuff so u dnt av 2 worry bout it.

jus mesin,fanx 4 da advice anyways

O`h dear text talk & handbrake turns nice recipe,mate do yourself a favour invest in a Haynes manual.