roguegoblin

Delayed update for this in case anyone's interested. I bought the back plates from Euros, they come with the little plastic button things installed already. Got on the driveway in the cold and took everything off again only to find out that the bolt holes didn't line up at all. Took them back to Euros only to be told after a good 20 mins of the guy clicking away on his computer, that despite the website saying they were correct, they were in fact backplates for a Octavia 🙄. Euros can't get hold of the back plates and nor could 2 other local motor factors. Skoda parts department wanted £130 a side for them however they have no UK stock. Be advised that the majority of the ones that came up on AutoDoc etc appear the same as the ones Euros gave me and therefore won't fit. The only correct looking ones I found were from websites delivering from Poland and Germany so just double check if you are buying some. I got hold of some more plastic button things and decided to refurb the existing back plates as best I could. Anyway it all seems to be working correctly now , brakes feel good and handbrake is sooooo much better. Thanks for all the help 😁

I'll order it anyway and see if it's needed or not. Do you reckon I need another pair of shoes now? It's really made a mess, took ages for it to all cool down. Doesn't look like it now but that's a brand new cylinder too

Thanks 👍 is that the part number for the button things? I'll get a back plate and buttons ordered and have another bash later in the week. Fortunately i have use of another car to get to work.

I got the pagid one from carparts4less. Comes with everything except the guide pad plastic button things. Found it quite easy to do really, well other than the final result being wrong that is....

Thanks for the reply. I'll give replacing the back plate a go, wish I'd just done that today now. Think they have them in euros for £40ish a side. I guess the cylinder will need replacing again as it's probably had boiling hot brake fluid in it, might see if the back plate resolves the issues before deciding whether to replace the brand new shoes again.

Hi, never had this issue before when doing drums on the Fabia. Put new cylinders, pre assembled shoe kit and drums on but one side has rubbed so much it was literally smoking. It's fairly obvious that my hard work has been wasted and I'll need to do this side again (or scrap the car). But just trying to work out why the inside edge seems to have rubbed to badly. The other axle is absolutely fine. Everything was going so well too 🤦🏽‍♂️ I've attached before (shiny new gear) and after photos (shiny new gear 30 mins later). The cylinder pistons were equally pushed out when the job was finished, not unequal like when I took the photo.