So yesterday I attempted to clean and adjust the rear (drum) brakes on our '93 Civic. I did the right rear first and then when I was ready to do the left rear the drum would not come off.
I tried tapping the drum with a hammer but it wouldn't move. If you're not familiar with Honda drum brakes, the adjuster is not accessible thru a slot in the backing plate. The drum has to be removed to access the adjuster.
I appears that the parking brake is stuck. When I first jacked up the car, the wheel would spin freely, now it's stiff.
I tried running two bolts thru the holes in the drum to press the drum off but ended up breaking one of the shoe retaining pins. So now the clip and part of the pin are inside the drum.
Any tips or tricks to get the drum off? Do I need a bigger hammer and beat on the drum, not just tap as I was with a smaller hammer?
Car's at home and I'm at work so I do not have access to it right now.
I'm not sure how the parking brake cable I routed thru the backing plate. Will have to check it out later.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks.
I tried tapping the drum with a hammer but it wouldn't move. If you're not familiar with Honda drum brakes, the adjuster is not accessible thru a slot in the backing plate. The drum has to be removed to access the adjuster.
I appears that the parking brake is stuck. When I first jacked up the car, the wheel would spin freely, now it's stiff.
I tried running two bolts thru the holes in the drum to press the drum off but ended up breaking one of the shoe retaining pins. So now the clip and part of the pin are inside the drum.
Any tips or tricks to get the drum off? Do I need a bigger hammer and beat on the drum, not just tap as I was with a smaller hammer?
Car's at home and I'm at work so I do not have access to it right now.
I'm not sure how the parking brake cable I routed thru the backing plate. Will have to check it out later.
Any suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks.