Hi all,
just spent a very frustrating 2 hrs on the rear drum brakes on my R17. I have lubed everything with some of that antiseize stuff as Stuey suggested as the handbrake action was always pretty terrible.
However as soon as the drum is put back on the same thing as before happens- on the left hand rear the drum binds (sometimes!) when the wheel is spun backwards. Forward it is fine- there has never been a problem. At times it has been like the handbrake is on on that side when reversing. Upon dismantling I have found a spring that holds the 'quote from Haynes manual' shoe strut with the tension spring- this was broken, is there any chance that this is the problem?
I figure that the lack of a tension spring is allowing the 'shoe strut' to move and the shoe is touching the drum- occassionally.
I am buggered if I can think of anything else- now all I have to do is get another spring- yeah right- anyone know which other reno models shared these rear drum brakes?
Cheers Ben
just spent a very frustrating 2 hrs on the rear drum brakes on my R17. I have lubed everything with some of that antiseize stuff as Stuey suggested as the handbrake action was always pretty terrible.
However as soon as the drum is put back on the same thing as before happens- on the left hand rear the drum binds (sometimes!) when the wheel is spun backwards. Forward it is fine- there has never been a problem. At times it has been like the handbrake is on on that side when reversing. Upon dismantling I have found a spring that holds the 'quote from Haynes manual' shoe strut with the tension spring- this was broken, is there any chance that this is the problem?
I figure that the lack of a tension spring is allowing the 'shoe strut' to move and the shoe is touching the drum- occassionally.
I am buggered if I can think of anything else- now all I have to do is get another spring- yeah right- anyone know which other reno models shared these rear drum brakes?
Cheers Ben