ok iv searched the forums and cannot find anything useful on this.

one of the back wheels is stiff when handbrake off and not braking whereas the other spins free, i opened the drum and the shoes are touching the side inside the drum. The cylinder at the top doesnt seem to push back in fully iv greased everything and still the same so i have purchased a new cylinder and also some break fluid and shoes whilst im at it... anybody have a guide to what im doing... would appreciate it?... thanks

The short answer is, if you don't know what you are doing, don't do it. Its brakes, and they are kinds important.

However, if you want to have a go:-

Plus gas the pipe connection, and, just in case, the pipe connection on the trailing arm too.

Remove reservoir top and put a bit of plastic bag over the top secured with a rubber band (to create a vacuum in the reservoir to reduce the amount of fluid loss)

Carefully try undoing the pipe nut. make sure you use a proper brake pipe spanner.

Make sure the nut turns, but the pipe doesn't. If the pipe moves at all, STOP immediately.

Try undoing the pipe on the trailing arm. If the pipe starts to move. STOP immediately.

If the pipe is moving, get a new pipe made up, and start again.

If the pipe doesn't move, undo the pipe from the cylinder.

Remove the two small bolts that hold the cylinder in, then hold the shoes back and pop the cylinder out.

Renewal is the reverse of removal.

Bleed the brakes, starting with the cylinder you have replaced, then the opposite side front one.

If you've been quick enough, you won't have lost too much fluid.

Cheers

PD

lol ok thanks for your time and your resonse mate, think il take to a garage what you reckon wud be a fair price to get that done?

also, iv had alook at changing the rear trailing arm bushes and im not fancying the job, iv got the bushes how much u reckon a garage would charge to use my bushes and do the work? lol

cheers

chrisharp03 said:

lol ok thanks for your time and your resonse mate, think il take to a garage what you reckon wud be a fair price to get that done?

also, iv had alook at changing the rear trailing arm bushes and im not fancying the job, iv got the bushes how much u reckon a garage would charge to use my bushes and do the work? lol

cheers

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Depends on where in the world you are.

Get quotes for the work before agreeing.

Cheers

PD

rallycinq said:

Remove reservoir top and put a bit of plastic bag over the top secured with a rubber band (to create a vacuum in the reservoir to reduce the amount of fluid loss)

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I never bother with this step....with all my car i never know what work has been done on them, so a refreshment of the brake fuild and a good bleed never goes a miss.

If you regularly have the brake system in bits, or know for sure theres good fluid in there, then yes id try and keep loss to a minimum

Dont take it to a garage just follow rallycinq's guide, you'll kick yourself if you took it to a garage its that easy. only things to add are if you have never done a drum brake assy before take a pic on your mobile of the shoes so you remember the spring arrangement. and grease up the contact points on the sides of the shoes. enjoy!

if he's never done it and is not handy with stuff like that, it's really better not to play with brakes.

Getting the springs back in place if your not used to doing them can put you on edge..

You can change the cylinder without removing the shoes. Just move them to the outside of their adjustment.

Cheers

PD