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Anonymous Posted on Sep 07, 2012

Whats the easiest way to get my rear brake drums off my 2004 Pontiac grand am

Rear drum brakes are **** and cant pull them off

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Use the Autel MaxiScan MS609 OBDII/EOBD ABS antilock brake trouble Scan Tool ,maybe can find the trouble of your brake drums .

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  • Posted on Mar 23, 2009

SOURCE: remove the rear brake drum on 2004 Dodge Caraven

No just make sure your emergency cable is off and take a large hammer an hit it around the edge or corner lightly and spin at the same time also try pulling with your other hand as you spin this is a technique all mechanics use its very unlikely that you will have to loosen up the shoes with a brake spoon.REMEMBER THE OUTER ROUNDED EDGE ONLY WHERE ITS THE THICKIST.

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  • Posted on May 19, 2009

SOURCE: Need to remove then repair rear drum brakes

jack up one side at a time without the ebrake on as that will engage only the rear brakes remove lugs and have a good hammer handy and tap on the drum until it will pull off

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 29, 2009

SOURCE: Rear Brakes drum 2004 Kia Rio

The rear drums are held on by a spindle nut. You first must remove the dust cap then unstake the nut and remove it. Behind that is a retaining washer and the outer bearing. The bearings can become a little stuck in which case a hammer can usually persuade them to loosen up.

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  • Posted on Jun 20, 2009

SOURCE: how do i remove the rear brake drum on a 04 ford transit

If you can't get emergency backed off to allow for movement, then you'll have to get small pointed object (screwdriver or whatever) in adjustment hole to lift lever holding adjuster wheel, then back off adjuster wheel at same time until free. If it's emergency cables seized at backing plate area, try spraying where cable goes into sleeve with penetrating spray, and rap sleeves of cables going into backing plate with a stick, or screwdriver handle and it may help them retract enough to loosen up shoes in drum. Good Luck.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Sep 16, 2009

SOURCE: Rear drum brakes system operation

I believe the bar should have a spring attached to it or relatively close by. when you let go of the brake, the spring pulls the shoes off of the drum and the bar keeps the brakes where they are and does not allow them to be pull back too far away from the drum

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The rear brakes on my 1998 PONTIAC GRAND AM are extremely grabby what is causing this

first response is --no brake pads/ linings
second response is ( if drum brakes ---oil on the linings
third response is-- brakes incorrectly assembled
fourth response , brake drums ( if drums ) are oval shaped and need replacing
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How many clicks should youe ebrake have and how do you adjust/tighten

E-Brake tension should be adjusted not by clicks but how high the the ebrake sits. Handle or peddle should go down about 2/3 of the way to a full locked tire. any more than this and you are taking a chance with running out of tension, any less than this and you stand the chance of brake drag, which wears out your brake shoes. Some n-Bodies(grand Am) have a 17 MM nut on the cable by the rear axle tube. Others have rear disc/drum combinations and need to be adjusted inside the drum brake assembly.
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Rear brake drum on 2002 grand am how do i get it off

Make sure the parking break is off, has the cable seized? If the vehicle has been parked with the parking break on for a long time, the brake shoes can stick to the drum!!!!(yes they can hold that tight). If this is what caused the problem, you can try banging the wheel, while trying to reverse the vehicle (only if they are steel wheels), If not take the wheel off and work your way round the drum banging as you go. Other possible cause is a brake linning or linkage come off and jammed the drum, if thats the case good luck, you will possibly have to result to cutting gear and damage
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I have a 2000 suziki grand vitara and cant furure out how to remove the rear drums

  1. Raise and safely support the vehicle.
  2. Remove the rear wheel(s).
  3. Release the parking brake.
  4. Remove the parking brake lever cover screws and loosen the brake cable locking nut.
  5. Install 2, 8mm bolts into the brake drum holes and uniformly tighten each bolt. Tighten each bolt until the brake drum is removed from the vehicle. If there is difficulty in removing the drum, insert a small tool through the hole in the rear of the backing plate, and hold the automatic adjusting lever away from the adjuster. Using another narrow, flat tool at the same time, reduce the brake shoe adjuster by turning the adjusting wheel.
If the drum is difficult to pull off using the bolts mentioned above, the parking brake is most likely the cause and will have to be adjusted "IN" to prevent drum to shoe contact.


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What type of brakes are on 2004 pontiac grand am

probably 4 wheel disc, but there were some with rear drum.
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04 pontiac grand am back brakes squeak now and then do i need to get brakes fixed

if you dont mind the noise and they have enough friction material then no. its not a safty concern,you might be able to get rid of the noise just by resurfacing disc or drum what ever brake system you have in rear,hope this helps.
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How do you 'back-off' the rear brake shoes??

what do you mean frozen? is it cold or old rusted? if it is cold take a hammer and hit the drums until the shoes free up.and stop putting on the emergency brake in the winter.adjust the adjustment wheel until the drum turns,if it will not turn adjust it the oppisite direction.
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What kind of brakes are on the back of the car

Easy way to find out...look at the fronts and then look at the rears. If the rears look like the fronts then you have disc brakes in rear. If not, you have drum brakes.
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