Hello all,

 

thanks for taking a look down here, I am getting an awful symphony of screeches from my brakes, After changing the strut bearing I had a good look at the discs and pads at the front and they look

A-OKAY so the only suspects left are the rear brakes.

 

Mechanic also suggested that its the rear, and now that I have driven around in the city, noise bouncing off windows and walls... I concur. 

 

So, I've come here to ask; What do I need? Whats the cheapest set? Are there any long lasting more expensive sets?

 

I am not looking to fix this myself, the youtube video swiftly disheartened my DIY nature. Unfortunately I do not have even 1/4 of the tools the guy had. 

 

Please feel free to send any links, product codes and websites I can get some parts from, I will be buying they and taking them to the man with the tools.

 

Also, just done my first 1500 miles the other day, also fitted a double din touch screen stereo with aux and bluetooth (Sony).

 

Ibz - London - UK

 

 

You can get a full kit with pre-assembled springs and two wheel cylinders. The ones I got were TRW brand. They supply stuff to car makers. Kit number is GSK1512. Look on ebay.

 

You also need the shoe glide pads as they are very often trashed. Part number 6N0 609 589 (twelve needed).

 

 

 

Edited 28 February, 20215 yr by TMB

Hey, thanks for the reply, i have seen and added the brakes to my basket, does anyone know the usual cost of labour to fit both sides on the rear side, seems as tho the previous owner cheaped out and didnt get them changed before selling...

 

Also, any cheaper ones that I could get 2 sets for under £100?

One hours labour.

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Edited 3 March, 20215 yr by TMB

no my bad, 

 

I didn't realise what the job truly was until watching a few videos. 

 

Thanks for the link anyway, going to have a look at the drum too in the morning if the weather gets a bit better. 

 

Pic 1 Driver Side drum and shoes, Pic 2 passenger side drum and shoes. 

 

the shoes look like they have good tread? or is it worn. measurements for brake pad on shoe is about 5mm on both sides

 

Now to confirm; is it wise at this point to change both shoes and drums, these do look quite old.

 

Also, what is the minimum pad i would need on the brakes. 

 

Thanks in advance for anyone that responds the help is appreciated. 

They look absolutely fine, what's the problem with them?

They're really noisy and squealing and making that horrible noise bad brakes do.

 

Im thinking to get some brake cleaner and give that a go see if its just some dust and dirt thats caught up.

 

how do my drums look too...

They really don't look bad, just clean everything up nicely and put it all back together properly.

It's unusual for rear drums to be noisy unless there's debris inside.

Looks like driver's side shoes are quite new compared to other side. 

 

While you've got access, and with handbrake released inside the car, check (both sides of car) that the pivots move OK at the top of the levers inside the drums that the handbrake cables pull on.  It's quite common for those to seize up, giving handbrake unevenness.

 

This is how things should move:

 

 

on another episode of just my luck...

 

put everything back together to go halfords to pickup some stuff, returned to finish the job...

 

Lo and behold i have managed to strip the screw. I must've tightened them about 5 degrees t0o tight. 

 

What are my options here, once i get this out i will be beating it up for ruining my day.

Tap it round with a punch and hammer.  Shouldn't be too difficult.

Don't worry about it, the drum is actually held in place by the wheel bolts so that screw is just to hold it in place while you fit the wheel.

 

Edit: just use a flat bladed driver to get it out and don't bother tightening it so much next time.

Edited 4 March, 20215 yr by sepulchrave

And, Ill try a flat head, i have a decent toolbox, so hopefully its not gone.

 

And what youre saying is, if I get the screw removed, I could leave it out since the drum is held in by other bolts... 

10 minutes ago, Wino said:

Tap it round with a punch and hammer.  Shouldn't be too difficult.

please elaborate... thanks!

1 minute ago, SpotnikHTP04 said:

please elaborate... thanks!

Put point of punch into the outer end of one of the mangled bits of the screw head. Hold it at a suitable angle to be able to knock it round anticlockwise with a hammer on the other end!

Nice one I'll give it a whirl now.

Nope,

 

it seems too far gone now. Ive seen a few tools that remove the screw but its far too late now to run around shopping, and it's getting dark..

 

Any hail Mary's that could get this out ?.

 

 

You could probably drill the head off, if you're determined to remove it , then you may have enough left to get mole grips on once the drum's off.

Edited 4 March, 20215 yr by Wino

Yeah Ive got to get to the brake shoes and give the drum a good clean so these do have to come off today. 

 

I work as a courier so getting back on the road with a car that doesn't scream is essential. 

 

 

5 minutes ago, SpotnikHTP04 said:

Yeah Ive got to get to the brake shoes and give the drum a good clean so these do have to come off today. 

 

I work as a courier so getting back on the road with a car that doesn't scream is essential. 

 

 

 

Why did you put it back together without bothering to clean it first, it woulda taken 5 minutes to spray it with brake cleaner and wire brush the drum.

 

The screw that you brutally overtightened for no reason does not hold the drum on, it only locates it while you refit the wheel and wheel bolts, it's there for convenience only.

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put everything back together to go halfords to pickup some stuff, returned to finish the job...

 

Thanks for your comment though.