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Brake help!!

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My brakes are not working at all well. The handbake comes very high, about 15 clicks. Also she makes a grinding noise from the rear left when I apply the brakes. I took the drum cover off and was greeted by a load of springs and other complex looking things. I looked at the shoes and they look like they have plenty of meat on them. I clean inside the drum using brake cleaner and it was quiet when I applied the brakes.....only for about 5 miles though then the grinding noise came back.....any ideas as im having to almost put the brake pedal to the floor to stop!

Any help/advice will be great!
 
i'd start with new rear brake shoe's making sure all existing springs etc well cleaned and greased up!
renew brake fluid,i.e rebleed system.
then adjust handbrake to suit once all is happy-bunny!
sounds like self-adjuster not working i.e seized.
all the above should'nt cost more than around £15 quid'ish
and a couple of hours pishing about.
 
i'd start with new rear brake shoe's making sure all existing springs etc well cleaned and greased up!
renew brake fluid,i.e rebleed system.
then adjust handbrake to suit once all is happy-bunny!
sounds like self-adjuster not working i.e seized.
all the above should'nt cost more than around £15 quid'ish
and a couple of hours pishing about.


Thank you!!

How do I change the shoes.....seems like a load of springs and clips, is it difficult? Also how do I bleed the system?

Many thanks

Paul.
 
for starters get a haynes manual!!
ok the above will help more with the brake shoes than anything i can write on here ,when i did my first ever set it was pretty obvious as i went along.they look worse than they actualy are!
for bleeding some prefer a 1 man bleed-kit from halfrauds or similar!!
myself i stopped at the local petfish store and grabbed a couple of feet of silicone air pump tubing 0.22p.
starting front left wheel slacken the bleed nipple off (soaking them in wd-40 or similar the night before) use a socket and slacken it off a quarter turn then instantly turn it back slightly tight.
push one end of the tubing onto the nipple, and the other end dangles into a jamjar with some fresh brake fluid in it (make sure this end stays put,emmersed in the fluid).
using open end spanner undo bleed nipple about half a turn and pump brake peddle(put something to stop the brake peddle going its full travel behind it ,or you will invert the seals and be in the ****)
keep topping up the brake fluid resevoir during this time and once it runs clean and free of air-bubbles ,lock off the nipple.
do the same with the rest(drivers side front next ,pass rear next and finally driv-side rear)
if all done well should be back to a firm peddle,and as stated adjust hand-brake adjusters
any one else anything to add please do :beer:
 
Thank you mate for your advice :beer::beer: Going to get stuck in to it today!!
 

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