removed rear drum covers

[Smee]

theres are blts behind the rear drums that have to be removed/adjusted before the drum cover can come off

any key points where these are cos im stumped if can find em :(

[Stuart]

WTF, jsut releas ethe handbrake and undo the hub nut. it will all come off then.

[Smee]

not coming mate tryed jimmyin it off and it aint coming off. wheel is free spinning but cover isnt moving

[Adam]

As Stu said.
Make sure the handbrake is off, undo the hub nut, and they will fall off, mine did anyway.
Also make sure you keep you finger on the washer/taper bearing in the centre of the drum else it fails out and rolls down your drive :roll: :lol:

[Smee]

cheers guys
handbrake is off as the cable has snapped (reason for takin it off) no adjuster nut behind the drum as statin in haynes

and its stuck fast rotates ok and will move about half an inch forward with a screwdriver behind but nothin else :evil:

[taxitucker1]

there is isnt just wiggle the drum cover maybe a little tap

[Riggy]

its not behind the drum mate its the big 30mm? nut in the middle of it under the cover

[slammed saloon]

24mm nut actually :lol: and try beatin it with a hammer to free it up

[Nick]

you havn't welded the bearings to the stub axel have you lol ?

it made mine an absolute ball ache to get the drum off

[Stuart]

put the wheel back on and use two bolts to hold it on (finger tight is ok) then use the wheel as a hub puller

[Jim]

24mm nut actually :lol: and try beatin it with a hammer to free it up

Yes, but the front ones are 30mm, so perhaps he mixed them up by accident ;) - don't worry Riggy, i'll cover for ya ;)

I love it when Vauxhall do this as I wanted to remove the castle nut on the fronts and thought "I'll use my 24mm socket that I got for the rears...Oh...It's 30mm at the front...Thanks vauxhall!"

Jim

[Riggy]

^^^^ yes yes thats what i did :lol:


cheers jim :wink:

[Dave]

the ones on me astra are great only a phillips head screw!
had to gently tap the cover off with a hammer though as it wasn't bidging easily

[Philsutton]

they an some times be a bitch to get off if you havent had them off for a while. They create a lip and getting the shoes past that can be hard. But a big screw driver should pop it off

[Aragorn]

they only fitted the manual adjusters to them for the first 2 years of production

then they changed to an autoadjusting system

[Ste_Nova]

then they changed to an autoadjusting system

:lol: yeh right

[Donova]

there.s a hole in the backplate to poke a small spike though which releases the auto adjuster to its minimum, makes the shoes spring away from the drum. 8)