Argh - wherr are all thr pics??

That is PhotoF**ket for you, their privilege - your disappointment!  Come the revolution - blah blah blah, all that stuff will get sorted out - not!

There seems to be some kind of Chrome fix for this photobucket annoyance - but when I went to look, it seemed to be in Spanish with a bit of slightly hinky English alongside, so I left it alone. Anyone know if it's legit? It's pretty inconvenient not being able to see people's pics. Cheers.

Edited 17 October, 20178 yr by brian62c

On 1/11/2011 at 18:32, Tech1e said:

Thought i'd make up a little guide to cleaning and adjusting rear brakes on a Fabia. This is how I do them, might not be the way everyone does them but it works for me. As for brakes if your not confident or sure then ask a pro.

Always a good start to de adjust the handbrake cable on the lever, I haven't included that bit in my pictures but the adjustment is just under the back of the centre console.

The drum (no shock there)

First up take out the T30 securing screw, you may require a impact driver for this but a little tip tap the screw with a hammer this should loosen it up and it will come out.

With that out now you need to de adjust the drum, a spike/awl like this is ideal as it fits into the adjuster.

Line up the adjuster inside with one of the bolt holes then force the adjuster up. The adjuster is a sprung wedge, the spring forces is down and as the wedge is thicker at the top if forces the shoes outwards. This will de adjust the shoes.

A small tap with a hammer might be required to free the drum off the hub

With the drum off give the shoes etc a clean

Then make sure everything is nice and dry

You need to check the wheel cylinders, check they move back and forth and not seized and also have a look behind the boots, check they aren't leaking fluid.

Inspect the shoes for wear, these are fine

Its a good idea to reface the shoes and drums, this removes any glaze that can occur and cause squealing.

Shoes all cleaned up and ready for the drum to go back on.

With the drum back on the shoes need to be adjusted, hook the adjusting wedge with the end of the spike and lever it down. You will hear the wedge click down, keep clicking it down until the shoes just touch the drums. Spin the drums up and check they are free, don't over adjust them or they will bind when they get warm. When spinning you should just hear the shoes running on the drums.

Then re adjust the handbrake cable and your done. Obviously road test to check everything is ok.

Re uploaded OP's pictures.