Thursday, June 2, 2011

How do i release a Renault 5 rear brake drum?

Hi, ive messed up. ive changed the wheel cylinder and shoes on the rear of my Renault 5 (1996). I did the nearside first, it was alittle tight getting the drum back on so i knocked it home with a hammer and went about doing the offside.

as i was putting the drum back on the offside, I backed off the adjuster and it occured to me that was why the nearside was tight to get on.

anyway, I tried putting the wheels back on, but the nearside rear wont turn as i drive. Now I cant get he damn Drum off to back off the adjuster.

Ive just spent an entire day trying to get it off but it just wont budge.

we're due to go on holiday in this car in approx 36 hours!

What on earth am i going to do?

How do i get the drum off? the handbrake is backed off, theres no pressure in the cylinder as ive disconnected the hose. It must be the adjuster pushing the shoes into the drum. Ive tried hammers, levers etc, but it just will not come off

Please, If you have any idea, help me.

Thank you in advanceHow do i release a Renault 5 rear brake drum?
oh, bad luck. right, whats happening is the retaining clips (which pull the shoes back, parrallel to the brake drum face) arent.



so, when you try to remove the drum, the shoes are jamming against the drum face. theres only two ways to remove this, 1 using levers on opposite sides of the drum, insert and lever forwards, and get you mate to bash the drum with a rubber or hide mallet whilst its under pressure.



2. on some renaults theres a keyhole window behnd the backplate, you can insert a small flat bladed screwdriver and rotate teh adjusters so its in the off position... (down is off i think)



3 find a skip, cut along the A frame, and th B post, then itll fit into the skip and you wot have to worry about it anymore...



seriously, phone renault and ask to speak to a mechanic. but ive had to do this many times, on many different cars, and as has already been suggested, its bloody hard work, and its almost always scraps the wheel drum.



this is what happens when unqualified folk start playing around trying to save a few quid... so how much is this going to cost to put right? and im sorry chap, but who are you trying to kill, yourself or some innocent guy on the other carriageway?



lets put it like this, brakes systems on cars are simple, they have to be, but, its just as easy to screw up, as it is to get it right. and you only get one chance to get it wrong... then it kills you.



so, dont think of saving pennies, think about the life you save, it may be yours... phone quickfit, or some other service and pay the bill.How do i release a Renault 5 rear brake drum?
have you tried heat around the adjuster that might workHow do i release a Renault 5 rear brake drum?
You'll just have to keep hitting it until it releases, theres not much else you can doHow do i release a Renault 5 rear brake drum?
You could try what this guy did - if you don't have access to the Haynes Manual which should show you how to get to the adjuster.....???How do i release a Renault 5 rear brake drum?
no nice way of doing this, either borrow a slide hammer, or try putting the road wheel on with 2 bolts try waggling it again but failing that get a bolster chisel in from behind the drum (i know there is not much room) and batter it off.

be prepared for a new spring kit at the very least.