Wheel Rotation Dilemma?
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Rog95,
Now the disc is off, you can probably feel the ridge on the inside where the handbrake housing has worn. Try and file it down before you refit the disc so that the disc can slide off nicely where that ridge used to be. Also, check very carefully the alignment and position of the pin and spring that holds the handbrake shoe to the backplate. If the shoe is slightly out of alignment, it makes it very difficult to remove the disc. Also clean and lubricate the adjuster.
Good luck
Paul
Now the disc is off, you can probably feel the ridge on the inside where the handbrake housing has worn. Try and file it down before you refit the disc so that the disc can slide off nicely where that ridge used to be. Also, check very carefully the alignment and position of the pin and spring that holds the handbrake shoe to the backplate. If the shoe is slightly out of alignment, it makes it very difficult to remove the disc. Also clean and lubricate the adjuster.
Good luck
Paul
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I don't want to "rotate" the tires, I want to turn the hub/rotor so that the hand brake shoe adjusting hole is in position so I can back off the shoes, remove the rotors and pull the hubs. The hubs/rotors won't move. I just pulled the driver's side off with my slide hammer, will do the other side then post some pics. It appears that the rotors are hung up on the hand brake shoes. Puzzling since I didn't set the hand brake when I parked the car...?
Have you mic'd those rotors yet? There is no way I would turn inboards, they are too thin, not sure how thick the outboard rotors are. Plus I recall replacements being less than $100 for both.
Does the handbrake work the same as the inboard? If so, even without applying the handbrake, if the spring is worn the pads can be on or dangerous close to the rotor, so if left for a while they would probably be pretty prone to rusting and grabbing each other. Nvm, seems from another post like the outboards have a drum handbrake
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I have attached three photos:
!. Is my hub puller in place and ready to pull the hub - it actually pushed the
axle out of the hub. I ended up having to use my Ingersoll-Rand impact gun to pull this hub because of
the interference of the hand brake shoes.
2. Is the puller attached to the slide hammer I had to use to get both hubs
off.
3. Is a pic of the problem. The right side hand brake shoes were jammed
into the rotor. The black dust is some of the burned friction material that
came out of the hub.
The right side hand brake was the problem and was an absolute biatch to get apart but it finally let go. The axles spin as they should now that they're free. The hub bearings on both sides are toast and all must be replaced - 107,479 miles and they really are overdue for replacement. The grease is burned and the bearings are heat discolored. The slide hammer is an "AmPro" I purchased from Advance Auto 15 or so years ago. After 21 years this rear suspension really needs this complete overhaul. Everything will be new, inluding Ferrodo rear rotors!
Last edited by Roger95; 09-24-2015 at 05:46 PM.
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