Parts for general maintenance

[Andrew IIA]

However, is there some trick to removing these brake shoes? It seems like i'm going to damage the spring if I pull to hard.

I attached a picture of the brake area and a quick pick of the Rover :-)

I use needle-nosed vise-grips to reach in and 'release' (unhook) the spring from the post they're attached too. reverse process to reattach.

[doctorspears]

So the best way I found was to pry the top of the shoe out and away from the wheel cylinder and let it rest in front of the cylinder. That freed up enough slack to remove it without have to fight with the spring. On a side note I just learned the hard way not to remove the drum screw the entire way out of the drum, because it was apparently already bent and cannot go back in :0.

Thanks!

[LaneRover]

So the best way I found was to pry the top of the shoe out and away from the wheel cylinder and let it rest in front of the cylinder. That freed up enough slack to remove it without have to fight with the spring. On a side note I just learned the hard way not to remove the drum screw the entire way out of the drum, because it was apparently already bent and cannot go back in :0.

Thanks!

I agree on prying out the top of the shoe to give a bit of slack

[Broadstone]

Hope things are going well. I could not help to notice how nice your driveway looks. You might want to take a picture of that because it will not be that nice much longer now you are in the series club!

[doctorspears]

Actually that is WHY my driveway looks nice :-). I use a acrylic concrete sealer than doesn't soak up oil. This way I can wipe the oil off and spray everything down with a hose!

[Broadstone]

Actually that is WHY my driveway looks nice :-). I use a acrylic concrete sealer than doesn't soak up oil. This way I can wipe the oil off and spray everything down with a hose!

Great idea! I always liked the clean look of a concrete driveway.