Rear Drum Problem!!!
97' Civic LX 1.6L 16V SOHC
Rear passenger drum doesn't spin freely when the tire is jacked up.
There was a squeaking sound coming from there and it was getting bad.
Jacked up the rear of the car, e-brake off. Drivers side spins freely, passenger side seems to be engaged.
I took the tire off and put two 8mm bolts in to separate the drum and it was very tough. I only went about a quarter inch. There seemed to be a lot of tension on the outer drum and it felt like it wanted to fly off. So i stopped and took a flash light and I could see the shoes engaged and holding the outer drum from moving or coming off.
Does anyone know how I should go about this?
I'm fairly competent when it comes to mechanics but Honda is new to me and so are drum brakes. My past cars were always disk.
Should i get a whole new drum assembly? I have new shoes for it but this seems worse than just shoes.
Any input is appreciated,
Thanks.