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How to replace brake shoes on E-brake?
12-18-2012, 03:29 PM
#21
[quote=Wiz02;16988438I have a torn boot on driver's side, but the parking brake is working OK. Kind of hurts to pay that much and do that much work for a boot, but I am replacing rear rotors, shoes and brake hoses so everything is open[/quote]
See the two posts above. The boots only are available through RMS. $15 for the pair.
See the two posts above. The boots only are available through RMS. $15 for the pair.
12-19-2012, 01:25 PM
#22
I've done this on my Trans Am. My guess is the previous owner drove around with the parking brake on, as more than half the lining was gone and the lever always pulled up quite high. Replacing the shoes rectified that and the larger problem of the car being able to move with the E-brake on.
Though no one has mentioned it, I had to remove the axle shafts to take off the [horse] shoes. The problem is that the shoes make almost a complete loop, with only enough gap to squeeze in the starwheel adjuster. The axle flange is much too big to fit through the gap. I might have been able to bend and yank the old ones off, but I wasn't about to do that to the brand new ones.
Luckily I was due for a diff fluid change, so I combined the two repairs as you must open the diff cover to remove the axle retaining C-clips. My car has 4-channel ABS due to the traction control, so maybe my case is different from those who posted before me. Just the same, I believe it's a requisite warning for you before replacing parking brake shoes.
Though no one has mentioned it, I had to remove the axle shafts to take off the [horse] shoes. The problem is that the shoes make almost a complete loop, with only enough gap to squeeze in the starwheel adjuster. The axle flange is much too big to fit through the gap. I might have been able to bend and yank the old ones off, but I wasn't about to do that to the brand new ones.
Luckily I was due for a diff fluid change, so I combined the two repairs as you must open the diff cover to remove the axle retaining C-clips. My car has 4-channel ABS due to the traction control, so maybe my case is different from those who posted before me. Just the same, I believe it's a requisite warning for you before replacing parking brake shoes.
12-20-2012, 07:33 PM
#23
Though no one has mentioned it, I had to remove the axle shafts to take off the [horse] shoes. The problem is that the shoes make almost a complete loop, with only enough gap to squeeze in the starwheel adjuster. The axle flange is much too big to fit through the gap. I might have been able to bend and yank the old ones off, but I wasn't about to do that to the brand new ones.
An offset screw driver will get the clip off w/o needing to take the axles out. It's a PITA but I was able to get the screw out in two minutes:
12-20-2012, 11:44 PM
#25
Maybe if I'd seen that video my technique would have been better, but it's not as if I just gave up after a few minutes. I tried until I was satisfied that they would definitely not come off that way.
04-17-2013, 01:21 PM
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If you are still looking for the parking brake dust boots, I have some. RMS, the place that only had them before is no longer in business but I have a set available and can get more.
