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Bill UK · 03-04-2011, 07:38 PM

A word of warring, always back off the brake shoes when removing the rear discs/drum. The shoes are held on with two pins and springs, one straight and one bent pin. If you pull the disc/drum off with the shoes locked up, or the inner drum is worn leaving a ridge preventing the disc/drum from coming off, you could stretch the bent pin (making it longer) that would then catch on the rear hub when re assembling.

The photos below show a set of new pins and an old stretched pin from removing the disc/drum without backing off the shoes.

03-04-2011, 07:38 PM	#5
Bill UK AEM EMS Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 891	A word of warring, always back off the brake shoes when removing the rear discs/drum. The shoes are held on with two pins and springs, one straight and one bent pin. If you pull the disc/drum off with the shoes locked up, or the inner drum is worn leaving a ridge preventing the disc/drum from coming off, you could stretch the bent pin (making it longer) that would then catch on the rear hub when re assembling. The photos below show a set of new pins and an old stretched pin from removing the disc/drum without backing off the shoes.