spartacus68

Rear drums are a pain, especially during the winter with damp conditions. Shoe condition even when you've checked it recently means very little. I took my Fabia to 100k miles and lost count of the number adjustments that I made. In the end the MOT tester suggested the actual drums were worn, so putting on new shoes wouldn't solve it. Back to the dilemma, adjusting the yolk under the arm-rest will take up the slack, but important to note with the handbrake applied, does it pull off centre? New handbrake cables would help as the old ones are probably stretched. Also take a look at the rear brake cylinders. These things can leak which contaminate the shoes. I'd also look at the automatic adjustment, as it should self adjust - it's probably seized. If you opt for a rebuild, then the springs are available as a serviceable item. Unless you live on a hill, stick the car in gear and leave the handbrake off.

Found this on YouTube. He's making a bit of a hash of it, no oil on the drill bit, attacking with high revs on the drill rather than slowly does it. Key point if you're going to use a helicoil is it goes in at the correct angle when you're drilling. This is a floating caliper, so if the brake slider is even a little skewed, you'll get issues down the line with sticking caliper and pads heating up. Reference earlier comment on a solid steel insert, did this on an outboard engine. The steel insert is stronger than the surrounding alloy on cylinder head. Anyway, hope the op gets it fixed. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IX9NNkUdPl8

If it were me I'd be opting for a new or salvage hub carrier, no question. I've used helicoils before on a suspension strut (1 of 3 bolts) and steel insert on a spark plug insert, but this is for the brakes, hence ponder the consequences if it fails. Rather than over-tightening the caliper bolts, suspect it's been cross-threaded originally, then when tightened its stripped it. Not much use now, but **** happens.