How to take off front brake drum? - 1998 Oldsmobile Achieva

A Proportioning valve is required on vehicles that have disc brakes on the front wheels and drum brakes on the rear wheels. Disc brake pads are normally in contact with the disc, while the drum brake shoes are normally not in contact with the drum. ... The proportioning valve reduces the pressure to the rear brakes while keeping more pressure on the front brakes. Thus, the front brakes do more stopping than the rear.

there are no front drums on trackers. only rears.
sorry.
its got disc brakes.
here is a quick review.

http://www.fixkick.com/brakes/brakes.html

on what?drums are older system on front..

Symptom: Brake Pedal Pulsates Change When: Braking Change Where: Passenger Compartment Change -->
Priority Action Part Type Cause 1 Inspect Brake Drum Specs Brake Drum Out of Adjustment, Out of Round, or Cracked. 2 Inspect Brake Drum Unevenly Worn or Out of Round Brake Drum(s). 3 Inspect Brake Rotor Incorrectly Machined Brake Rotor. 4 Inspect Wheel Bearing-Front Incorrectly Tightened or Installed Wheel Bearing. 5 Inspect Wheel Bearing-Rear Incorrectly Tightened or Installed Wheel Bearing. 6 Inspect Wheel Nut Loose, Worn, or Damaged Wheel Nut(s). 7 Inspect Rear Axle Bent Rear Axle.

depends on the system you have, Most newer cars have disc brakes on the front, and the rear brakes vary , some have drum brakes and some disc on the rear as well as the front , both versions use a PAD, drum brakes usually refer to them as brake shoes, and disc's refer to them as disc pads

Disc brakes in the front and drum brakes in the rear. Make sure that you repack the front bearing's with wheel grease before finishing the job.If the front rotors and or the rear drums have a rough brake pad surface,get them resurfaced before installing new brake pads or brake shoes in the rear. you can go online or your public library for complete instructions on how to replace the brakes on that vehicle.

It depends on model. Most cars have disc brakes in front and drum brakes in rear. Some cars have disc brakes front and rear. Look through the front wheels, you will see the front disc, now look at the rear, if it looks like the fronts, you have 4 wheel disc brakes, if you cant see anything behind the wheel, it has rear drum brakes.

The best method for adjusting your rear brakes assuming that they are of drum type, is to jack up the rear axle one side at a time and remove the rubber cap on the inner brake plate.Block your front wheels forward and rear. Then with a brake adjustment tool available at most auto part stores, turn the adjuster in the "only" direction that it will turn. The vehicle must not be in park to do this, so make sure she's on level ground. Once you've done this, spin the tire of the wheel you are working on and adjust the brake until you feel a slight drag on the tire. You can also listen to hear the brake shoue touching the drum. You also might want to have someone press the brake pedal occasionallly to "center" the the shoes. Thank you, Dana

As you apply your car brakes, your brake pads/shoes wear against the brake rotors/drums. Rear brakes usually have brake drums. As your brake shoe linings wear (as would be the case for your car), the brake linings from the brake shoes have worn down to metal and they wear into the metal of your brake drums. After you park the car at night, the natural moisture in the air facilitates an oxidation (rusting) process along your brake drums. When you get in your car and take off in the morning, you have a light layer of rust that gets scraped off by your worn brake shoes. This is what is causing that annoying noise you hear in the morning (or after the car has been parked for hours). Simply put, you need a rear brake job. They will also check your front brakes and can let you know how much life you have left up front. If you continue to drive around like this, you'll end up ruining your rear brake drums and this will quickly become more expensive. When you have a rear brake drum job completed, they will likely "turn" your rear brake drums - which means they will put the drums on a mechanical lathe that will scrape any uneven surface into one congruous even surface.

Your 89 Corolla has drum brakes at the rear.
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