@hybridlancer2004 155,000 miles on the back brakes, still like new. The rest of the car has checked out fine too. Just past an emission test with the original O2 sensors, no CO, 6 PPM Hydrocarbons on a limit of i50, NOx was in a single figure, way below the limit. So the car is running like new indeed!
All they do is jam up and seize up right solid. But usually the rotors get well rusted and pock marked before that point anyway, so you get pulsation and grinding noises.
And brute force. This is not really the best way to do it in all honesty, you can end up brineling the bearings, that is make dimples on race surfaces. It was not enough force or time to damage anything, but really, a little penetrating oil and heat is the right way.
Do you have any tips for removing rear drums from a car that's been sitting so long that the drums are stuck to the brake shoes? Backing off the adjuster screws didn't work and rotating the drum slightly with a pry bar didn't help. I can pull them away from the hub but they won't slide off the shoes. I was thinking of filling the drums with water and towing it with the front wheels off the ground (rear tires just drag when all four are on the ground). The water helps to remove rust.
Heat, and then shocking with cold may help you. If the drums are ruined, which most likely they are, then drill small holes on the hub surface, away from the actual hub part of the car, and squirt some sort of penetrating oil in there, the shoes are spoiled anyway. I have even squirted Coca-Cola in there and it has worked! If you can pull the drum far enough away from the backing plate, squirt penetrating fluids from there. Sudden shocks back and forth may break things loose then. Car type?
Thanks for the tips. The car is an 86 Renault LeCar and brake parts are still available from the local parts store. I just don't want to damage the backing plates. I might buy a can of GM heat valve penetrating oil as I know that stuff works great.
These are good cars at leat mines was..'98 with no complaints.100,Plus thousand miles and still STRONG.I use Pennzoil FULL SYNTHETIC 5w30 BTW..lol
hybridlancer2004 1 year ago
@hybridlancer2004 155,000 miles on the back brakes, still like new. The rest of the car has checked out fine too. Just past an emission test with the original O2 sensors, no CO, 6 PPM Hydrocarbons on a limit of i50, NOx was in a single figure, way below the limit. So the car is running like new indeed!
spikedpunk 1 year ago
I dont see what's so great about having rear discs in a car. seem to be more trouble than they are worth.
Righty736 2 years ago
All they do is jam up and seize up right solid. But usually the rotors get well rusted and pock marked before that point anyway, so you get pulsation and grinding noises.
spikedpunk 2 years ago
When in doubt, use a BFH!!
jbrunsonjr 2 years ago
And brute force. This is not really the best way to do it in all honesty, you can end up brineling the bearings, that is make dimples on race surfaces. It was not enough force or time to damage anything, but really, a little penetrating oil and heat is the right way.
spikedpunk 2 years ago
You can say that again - a small torch flame and a squirt of oil is waaaay easier! : )
jbrunsonjr 2 years ago
Do you have any tips for removing rear drums from a car that's been sitting so long that the drums are stuck to the brake shoes? Backing off the adjuster screws didn't work and rotating the drum slightly with a pry bar didn't help. I can pull them away from the hub but they won't slide off the shoes. I was thinking of filling the drums with water and towing it with the front wheels off the ground (rear tires just drag when all four are on the ground). The water helps to remove rust.
R5alive 2 years ago
Heat, and then shocking with cold may help you. If the drums are ruined, which most likely they are, then drill small holes on the hub surface, away from the actual hub part of the car, and squirt some sort of penetrating oil in there, the shoes are spoiled anyway. I have even squirted Coca-Cola in there and it has worked! If you can pull the drum far enough away from the backing plate, squirt penetrating fluids from there. Sudden shocks back and forth may break things loose then. Car type?
spikedpunk 2 years ago
Thanks for the tips. The car is an 86 Renault LeCar and brake parts are still available from the local parts store. I just don't want to damage the backing plates. I might buy a can of GM heat valve penetrating oil as I know that stuff works great.
R5alive 2 years ago
its like the back brakes arent getting used
marcelstjean 2 years ago
thats not bad! DUST! I cant stand brake dust, That oil keeps dripping and dripping. works great!
jeepoffroad12345 2 years ago
Yes, the dust makes a lot of difficulties. It can cause grabbing brakes on damp mornings, noise, etc. The oil is doing the job by seeping.
spikedpunk 2 years ago
Drum brakes seem to be a dying breed. But with disc you get the brake dust all over your rims, That can be a pain to clean. Mearly a win-loose situ.
jeepoffroad12345 2 years ago