Help replacing drums

1. jamie297 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Ottery St. Mary Posts: 144 '99 MK2 SX 5 door

   #1 2nd February 2009, 13:55

   Hi, after cross threading the threads on the hub I am going to replace the drum myself. Can you tell me if I am doing it right and is there anything to look out for:
   
   1.jack car
   2.remove bolts
   3.remove wheel
   4.remove cap on hub
   5.take out bolt (think its 30mm)
   6. Pull out hub??
   7. Put in new hub????
   
   
   Thankyou
2. jamie297 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Ottery St. Mary Posts: 144 '99 MK2 SX 5 door

   #2 2nd February 2009, 20:31

   can anyone tell me the next steps or point me in the direction of a guide?
   
   Is this something i can do myself or should i seek the pro's....
3. J-Reid Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2036

   #3 2nd February 2009, 20:41

   have you got new drums mate. im selling a pair..
4. jamie297 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Ottery St. Mary Posts: 144 '99 MK2 SX 5 door

   #4 2nd February 2009, 20:45

   Yea mate cheers anyway. I'm picking them up tommorow morning, the bloke selling them new as a pair, £25 pretty good i think
5. J-Reid Established Member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 2036

   #5 2nd February 2009, 20:46

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by jamie297 Yea mate cheers anyway. I'm picking them up tommorow morning, the bloke selling them new as a pair, £25 pretty good i think

   ohh no wurrys. im selling mine at £5 each.. just cloggin up ma shed lol.
   wel sorry cant help you.. im just being a salesman lol. good luck
6. jamie297 Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Ottery St. Mary Posts: 144 '99 MK2 SX 5 door

   #6 2nd February 2009, 21:15

   can anyone tell me
7. shaunyboy Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2008 Manchester Posts: 538

   #7 2nd February 2009, 22:21

   What you exactly asking? how you do it? you jus said then, when you put the new drums on check the shoes have life on them, and that the clyinders arent leaking. Rough the shoes up with a bit of course sandpaper and spray some brake cleaner on the shoes handbrake leaver etc, if the drums wer hard to get off, back the adjuster off alittle and put your new drums on, i allways use a tad of bearing grease on the stub axel, and if th drums slide on easy enough and spin then take them back off and flick the adjuster a little more, and re-fit the drum, if its hard to get on or is causing alot of resistance or at worst locking the drum take it back off and back it adjuster off a little till there is a small ammount of friction but are still able to move the drum easy enough if thake makes sense.
   
   Hope it helps.