Brake Shoe adjusting

1. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

   #1 15th April 2020, 10:23

   How to adjust (spread) brake shoe, when there is no adjusting mechanism?
   OEM no 4241 L3
2. welshpug Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2010 South Wales Posts: 3078 ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.

   #2 15th April 2020, 10:23

   get the adjusting mechanism, they don't work without it.
3. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

   #3 15th April 2020, 11:49

   How, because there is no adjusting mechanism for it.
   
4. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #4 16th April 2020, 17:18

   Automatic adjusters. lift the back wheel you wish to adjust by jacking the car up and chocking the other wheels, then lift the hand break and release 6x and press and release foot break 6x. Then drop the wheel on the floor.l adjustment done.
   
   They aren’t good drum breaks at all Mintex do a upgrade kit that includes a manual adjuster and modified springs and retainer springs. Not listed for the Saxo only a 106 variant
   (They’re all the same)
5. welshpug Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2010 South Wales Posts: 3078 ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.

   #5 17th April 2020, 11:09

   you dont need to jack the car up, and you definitely dont put the handbrake on, just press really hard on the brake pedal.
   
   if anything you may need to slacken the handbrake cables off to allow the adjusters to work, if they dont you will need to strip the drum off and check the adjuster is not seized, adjust them out till you can just slide the drum over.
6. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #6 17th April 2020, 11:13

   Funny that says in both mintex and auto data to do the above??
7. welshpug Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2010 South Wales Posts: 3078 ZX 16v, 205 GTI, 309 Goodwood, 405 MI16.

   #7 17th April 2020, 14:16

   bizzare that, as putting the handbrake ON stops the adjuster from working at all. LOL
8. MartinObviously Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Dec 2012 Perth Posts: 3665 Peugeot 106 1.1 Turbo Peugeot 106 1.5D Turbo Peuge

   #8 17th April 2020, 16:22

   I've always just pressed really hard on the brake a few times and that's set them.
   
   If you've got shite old adjusters sometimes wiggling the handbrake loosens it off, but I prefer to stick a screwdriver through a bolt hole and flick it with a screwdriver.
9. Alexa L-plater Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 95

   #9 18th April 2020, 11:55

   After replacing brake shoe, hand brake is not working.I don't effect from just pressing break pedal.
10. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #10 18th April 2020, 22:10

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by welshpug bizzare that, as putting the handbrake ON stops the adjuster from working at all. LOL

    And this is why I stopped being a mechanic.....