jared

yes, I did search but found nothing. How do you remove the rear drum to change out the pads? I tried knocking it loose with a hammer but it didn't work. Yes, I had the car in gear and the emergency brake was off, but it still wouldn't budge. Can anyone help??? Thanks

3rdcivic

you have to insert two small, correctly threaded bolts into the holes that are close to the center of the drum. they sit directly across from each other. screw the bolts in evenly and it will push the drum off the assembly

ph0ng

This is standard for just about any drum brake removal. And the bolt thread is pretty much universal.

Or a 25lb sludgehammer works too

2k1SINCE00

If you pound on the drum near the bolts it will losen it up, even after the drum is loose it still does not move much, thus you may not notice the drum is loose unless you spin the wheel and can hear the drum rubbing. Pounding on the drum should not hurt anything as long as you hit it with a flat suface of the hammer, do not have the hammer at an angle! Let me know how it goes, the more miles on ur car, the harder to get off, so how many miles u have? I did this last night so its fresh in my head.

solar

iTrader: (1)

I'm probably wrong on this but, I think you have to remove the bearing first. Thats the way it was on my older Toyota.

jared

My car has about 19k miles on it 2K1SINCE00. Can I use any type of screw to get it off or is there some "special" screw that I will have to buy from the dealer for like $20 I have an old beatup '69 ford truck and I can just beat it with a hammer a few times and viola my drum is siiting in my lap, but if this screw thing is for real let me know where to buy them. Thanks for the help guys.

solar

iTrader: (1)

<< My car has about 19k miles on it 2K1SINCE00. Can I use any type of screw to get it off or is there some "special" screw that I will have to buy from the dealer for like $20 I have an old beatup '69 ford truck and I can just beat it with a hammer a few times and viola my drum is siiting in my lap, but if this screw thing is for real let me know where to buy them. Thanks for the help guys. >>



A regular metric size bolt or screw will work, I don't no the size but you could get 6 or 7 different sizes for less than a buck at a parts store or hardware store and use the onr that fits.

2k1SINCE00

Did you get it off? Reread my post, it doesn't appear to be loose at first, you have to wiggle it a bunch to get it off once it is loose. You better double check that your car doens't have the Ebrake on or that it is not in PARK! i think? I suppose any screw will work, these things come off very easy, though I had probs getting mine off (rusted on at 26k) and i didn't realize they were loose until i spun the drum and heard it rub in certain parts and not others. Let me know if u got it.

jared

Muchas Gracias everyone. A little tapping along with pushing it off with the screws eventually worked. A word to the wise: be patient