Rear dums

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

One of my rear drums has decided to lock solid. I've got the hubnut off however the drum refuses to shift. Any tips of moving it?

Cheers

Huw

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

if its locked solid its going to be near impossible to get the drum off.because the shoes are gripping the drum, and if they can stop a car from rolling, what chance have u got! onless its not the shoes stopping the drum. wheel bearing siezed?

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Nah, i think its the shoes, well, it seems to just be one of them...3/4 of the drum seem loose, it just held on in one place.

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you have drums all round Shocked

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just kick it off.

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or twat it with a very large hammer.

or any hammer infact.

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Roger Red Hat wrote:

or twat it with a very large hammer.

or any hammer infact.

thats a rather different idea comparing to chris"s Laughing

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

yeah, big hammer and lots and lots or persistance got it off. the shoe lining on one of the shoes had come off and jammed the other. Now i need ot figure out how to change them. Got lucas/girling front calipers, I can assume their lucas rear drums?

Cheers

Huw

Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2005 9:40 am

Its a Renault! Assume nothing!

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probably bendix, not seen a 19 with girling rears yet.

not hard to change, shouldn; take more than 5 mins really.

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this is interesting ,can you take some pictures while doing the drums huw,would be quite hellpfull for future reference me thinks

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Yup, got lucas front brakes and bendix rear...fuckin lovely and halfords is now closed! So I have 2 cars and none work. Halfords gave me 2 options for the size of bendix rear drums, anyone know which one it is?

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its always been the 180mm for me.

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Looks like mine are 203, guy in halfords pulled out the 180mm ones and they were smaller than mine...

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so how much did a set of shoes cost you mate ?
i assume the td and 1.8rt uses the same shoes as well

Forum Moderator Joined: 02 Mar 2004 Posts: 19978

Can be either or Evren.

I have seen some 1.8's run the 180mm drums but 1.2 clios with the 203mm ones!

Whatever was in the pallet beside the production line.

Spammer Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 5717

i have been offered a set of bendix and girling shoes for a fiver each ,might as well have them anyway .

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Got a set of 4 203's for 22.99. Bought a fitting kit too and what on the car doesn't look too healthy....god knows when the shoes were changed last.

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danlp6 wrote:

you have drums all round Shocked

No...lucas front calipers...

Site Subscriber Joined: 28 Jan 2005 Posts: 3547

huwwatkins wrote:

Nah, i think its the shoes, well, it seems to just be one of them...3/4 of the drum seem loose, it just held on in one place.

i mis understood what you wrote

Site Subscriber Joined: 10 Jun 2004 Posts: 2317

Trying to get the other drum off now, seems like the bearing is hugging the shaft its on too tightly, any tips? There must be an easier way....