brake question???
 

well i decided to overhaul my entire rear end of my 95 civic coupe, and im having trouble with the drums and the e-brake cable...im replacing the trailing arm bushings so the e-brake cable must come off..ok this is a nub question but im having trouble getting the rear drum off iv been picking at it..is their any bolts on the other side i may not have seen?...and how do you disconnect the e brake cable?..is it inside the drum like i think?...btw if you havent noticed i have no manual :S..but any way it would help me if can get this ---- done it sux having no car :'(

Re: brake question???
 

Bang on it, pry with 2 flatheads on opposite sides. No bolts holding it on.

Re: brake question???
 

good ----...thats what i though ...my buddy had a teg with rear drum and it was the same but i wasnt sure..rather be safe than sorry.....now what about the E-brake? :l

Re: brake question???
 

Get the drum off first. And download the shop manual that's in the sticky at the top of this forum :1

Re: brake question???
 

take you hammer and smoke the face of the drum on the edge


seriously, thats what u do. As a mechanic not just a internet mechanic. u have to hit them hard if there realy stuck.

heavier hammer and give it hell, the drum will pop forward then u just slide it off

Re: brake question???
 

How the ---- do you smoke stuff with a hammer?

Re: brake question???
 

if he cany figure that out he shouldnt touch brakes

Re: brake question???
 

What?

Re: brake question???
 

Smoke=kill=beat the ---- out of the given subject....which in this case is a brake drum.

Re: brake question???
 

iv done brakes before but never had this much trouble..well iv slamed on it for about an hour total and it only moved a little thats why i asked if their were any bolts or something maybe still attached ...i guess i'll get out the sledge and smash at it

Re: brake question???
 

Just don't hit the wheel studs

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thought that was a good idea :y

Re: brake question???
 

we'll i have off tomorrow so i should have all day to do this ..i hope to god it doesnt take me that long :1

and i knew better than the wheel studs i understand that theyr not any part of the drum :8

Re: brake question???
 

don't use a hand sledge, if you really pound that drum there's a possibility of cracking/warping/skipping off, breaking something. big ------ rubber mallet, good, thick shaft, wide tip screwdrivers, or a good prybar. also, if you're gonna be replacing the brakes, spray that ---- down with PB or something. who cares if you get oil on the old pads? don't forget the star wheel, back that fucker down so the shoes dont grip the drum too

Re: brake question???
 

good tips should make things go alot smoother :y

Re: brake question???
 

Rubber mallet is for suckers, use a sledge. If it doesn't come off just keep banging harder/prying until it does.

Re: brake question???
 

use the two screw holes, 8x1.25 thread I believe.

Re: brake question???
 

^^^good idea...i forgot all about them damn things ..i have to go get some hardware anyway ... :6

Re: brake question???
 

if it still doesnt work go to the back of the drum and there will be a little black rubber thing.
pop that out and u hae acess to the adjuster. spinn it all the way in and the drum should slide of.


also if the drum is that bad(rust ridge)u should replace the drums while u are at it to it doesnt matter how hard u hit that fucker

Re: brake question???
 

i have new shoes drums and a hardware kit O0 on top of the game homie ...now i just need time off ..eneded up working today :S

Re: brake question???
 

well good news guys..the drum came off with just a few slams with the sledge and no i didnt hit my studs :6.....anyway now im on to the E-brake...i have the drums all taken apart ready to install new hardware, shoes , drums and new susp. bushings ...but i need to take the E-brake off and its a little rusty inside ...their is some type of little clip on the inside of the drum keeping the cable inside the drum that needs to come off but the rust is making it a bitch...could it be cut off?..and on the back of the drum will the cable just slide out of the back once the clip comes off or maybe it looks like its kinda screwed on their ???

btw the shop manual page doesnt work

Re: brake question???
 

www.autozone.com

also unless u are changing the cable dont cut it

Re: brake question???
 

theres usually a clip on the pin that hold the e-brake cable, similar to a door lock clip. also could be a c-clip

Re: brake question???
 

im not changing the cable so im not cutting it..but the clip is weird its not a c clip ???

Re: brake question???
 

im my experiences, they use something like a c-clip but you crimp it, or a c-clip or that weird horseshoe clamp

and jago, go fist yourself if this isn't how it goes :-* :-*

Re: brake question???
 

is this the clip on the back of the drum or on the inside? i noticed their were 2 on each side

Re: brake question???
 

thanks to the sledge now i have to replace a wheel bearing...money pit :S

Re: brake question???
 

How did you ---- that up? Of all the stubborn drums I've ever had to remove, I've never broken anything. I chipped a fin ONCE on my old Celica, but never broken anything. I used heavy sledges and just wailed on the sides until I saw it budge. Then I just pried it off.

Re: brake question???
 

well the car had 18x,xxx miles on the chassis who knows if its ever been replaced :1

Re: brake question???
 

anymore advice?

Re: brake question???
 

Did you download the shop manual yet?

Re: brake question???
 

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