You need to pull the drums, then very lightly sand the shoes to remove the shine, then spray whole thing down w brake cleaner. Then reassemble.
help with cleaning brake drums
So i've noticed this for a while, that my v squeals as i apply the breaks backing out of my driveway (it has a bit of a downward slope).
I've looked around and found a video that promiseland made when he had his v about cleaning it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBffKeI_lPk, but my problem is there is a metal bracket or whatever its called around the rear drums that inhibits me from being able to just take the front plate of the drum off to clean it.
Does anyone know how to remove it? or another way to clean the rear drums without removal of the drums?
Any help would be appreciated
I've looked around and found a video that promiseland made when he had his v about cleaning it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBffKeI_lPk, but my problem is there is a metal bracket or whatever its called around the rear drums that inhibits me from being able to just take the front plate of the drum off to clean it.
Does anyone know how to remove it? or another way to clean the rear drums without removal of the drums?
Any help would be appreciated
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A BFH. The drums tend to need a little coaxing to come off. Rust dosent help.So i've noticed this for a while, that my v squeals as i apply the breaks backing out of my driveway (it has a bit of a downward slope).
I've looked around and found a video that promiseland made when he had his v about cleaning it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBffKeI_lPk, but my problem is there is a metal bracket or whatever its called around the rear drums that inhibits me from being able to just take the front plate of the drum off to clean it.
Does anyone know how to remove it? or another way to clean the rear drums without removal of the drums?
Any help would be appreciated
this may not be the best picture to show you but this is all i have right now as supposed to going out and removing one of my rear wheels
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as you can see there is a metal housing sitting around the brake drum, which does not allow me to be able to really pry the drum off. I've released the parking break and tried to go back and forth with as much grip onto the drum as possible but it is not coming off.
And i'd rather not take this to a brake shop to have them do something that I could easily do myself (once I get the drum off that is).
as you can see there is a metal housing sitting around the brake drum, which does not allow me to be able to really pry the drum off. I've released the parking break and tried to go back and forth with as much grip onto the drum as possible but it is not coming off.
And i'd rather not take this to a brake shop to have them do something that I could easily do myself (once I get the drum off that is).
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