could appreciateabit of advice.Trying to get furby back on road, and found rear pasenger side drum locked.At first thouht it was cable,but looking closer ,as far as i can tell it's the operating lever where it 's joined/pivots at top ( bit the cable is fastened to at bottom of drum )thats very stiff ( can only move arm about acm or two) .Anyone had any experience of problems with the shoe bits .Tempte just to replace shoes although even after a few years theyre onlypart worn .but cant find any info on where the adjusters are .

car -04 1.4TDI.

There is a wedge with a spring pulling it downwards, and this is the auto-adjustment mechanism. You can adjust the shoes in by pushing the wedge up.

This should help. There was hardly any wear in mine but a whole load of caked in dust. Clean them out apply a bit of copperslip in the right places and you'll notice a good difference.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/186946-cleaning-fabia-rear-drum-brakes/

where's the thank you thingy when you need it for both replies.Found the adjuster by re-assembling shoes off car and following Haynes - no mention in there( that i can see) for the adjuster but logic led me to that conclusion .Neat & effective though .As also said - lots of dust ,and partial lockup of the handbrake operating lever -possibly not helped by fact car hasnot been used for a few months.Also found hiden away in Haynes the tip to remove stub axle to make more room to work .

Again-many thanks .

Edited 15 October, 201114 yr by VWD