ARCHIBALD Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I can not get my rear drivers side brake disc off to replace it, I had no issues with the passenger side, looks like the cog tensioner is not moving, all the bolts are out, it seam to be rubbing on the shoes and the disc is loos- ish it comes forward but looks like the shoes want to come out with, it I've been on it seven hours today, IT SEEM THIS SORT OF CRAP ALWAYS HAPPENS TO ME! LOL. ANY IDEARS WOULD BE GREAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.h Posted May 18, 2022 Share Posted May 18, 2022 I had to do a search to find out that the hand brake has brake shoes inside the disc hub. There will be a wear/brake dust ridge inside the hub so it will need the shoes/hand brake cable adjusting so the shoes are at their minimum diameter to clear the ridge. I guess you already know how to back off the adjuster cog through the hub, if not this video shows it although initially the disc has been removed first which I would think is not necessary. If the cog is seized then maybe you might have to spray it with something like wd40 but this could mean replacing the shoes so brake cleaner might be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCHIBALD Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 Thank you for the help and video, your a very nice guy, in the End I got the old angle grinder out, I went in a proximity 1'' cut it all the way around and the front of the disc, then it was off, On inspection both locking pins and clips were Off. also the adjustable cog was stuck solid so I released the hand brake cable so it to totally free then with a fair bit of effort I got it off, Thank God. Thanks again ( paul.h ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.h Posted May 20, 2022 Share Posted May 20, 2022 Brute force, I have cut discs off before when they have rusted onto a hub. When you have an angle grinder they get very little use but are a godsend when used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARCHIBALD Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) In the end we got it fixed, I got new replacement shoes for about £10 + £17 = for new shoe pins clips space adjusters and the hand brake mechanism's. I put new shock absorber's on, though the van seems to be sitting lower now, so I will pop them off and give them a bit of a stretch then try them again. Edited May 30, 2022 by ARCHIBALD spelling edit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.h Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 It will be the springs that set the height and not the shock absorber. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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