Panda (Classic) Changing rear brake shoes

Step 3. Removing the shoes. They are held on with 2 spring, one at the top and one at the bottom, and a clip on each shoe. Also behind the large metal circles on the shoes there is a spring which locates onto a stud.

I have found the best way to take the shoes off is to first remove the 2 retaining clips (pointed to). This will let the springs start to pull the shoes out towards you a bit. Now get a strong screwdriver and gently at the bottom of one of the shoes were it goes in behind the retaining plate put the screwdriver and prise the shoe from behind the plate. It's a strong spring so be careful. It's also the thinner of the 2 springs. If you can get both shoes from behind the retaining plate it makes it a little easier to get the spring off but I use long nose grips to hook the spring out for no other reason than I can get better leverage and it can't fly off somewere round the workplace.
You can do the same for the top spring but it is a stronger on and harder to lever out. An alternative is to use a large pair of grips to pull the shoe from behind the retaing plate rather lane a large screw driver.

Step 4. Taking off the shoe off. Look at the hubs edge. you will see as you turn it the there are 2 narrow recess' on it. (You can see it in photo)

You have to make sure it lines up with the metal disc on the shoe or it will never come out because this is how you get the spring behind over it's stud.
If you haven't already got the top spring off then nows the time to prise it off with the grips if you have them.

Couple of things to do since to have everything off. Gently twist and push the pistons of the cylinder in (but be sure to hold one while pushing the other otherwise one will pop out and you'll have fluid everywere)!
Also get some copperease and grease handbrake arm were the pivot is. Believe me it helps the brakes long term.

That's it to taking the shoes off. Now putting the new ones on.