Jay,
the first thing to do is make sure that you back off the brake shoe
adjuster as far as it will go. Its the 1/4 inch square stud protruding
out the back of the drum backing plate ( at the top from memory). This
allows the shoes to come in and therefore allow some clearance.
On the series 4, the adjuster is automatic and operated by the hand
brake. If you rotate the drum looking though the hole, eventually you
will see the adjuster which has teeth on it. The adjuster is effectively
a nut with teeth instead of flats, there is a steel level of the hand
brake mechanism which catches on the teeth and rotates the nut until the
brakes are adjusted up to the drum. You can back it off using a
screwdriver through the hole. You want to turn it so that the screw in
the centre (which acts as a base for the brake shoe, returns back into
the adjuster. This will again release the shoes from the drum.
The alternative method is to use the true mechanics trick ...... reach
for a bigger hammer !!
regards
Jeff
In message <862567FB.0053FFAC.00(at)internet-502.interliant.com>, Jay
Laifman <Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com> writes
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>Is there a trick to removing the brake drums from the rear? In the past,
>I've used a wood block and a lead hammer to slowly rock it off. But,
>sometimes nothing short of a strong wack from the hammer directly on the
>back of the drum has worked. Unfortunately, one of those times cause a
>small chunk to break off of the lip of the drum. I am going to remove the
>drums from the old S3 rear end to save, and just wanted to check to see if
>there is something someone knows about to do it more gently.
>
>Jay
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-- Jeff Howarth
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