Friday, 13 August 2010

The First Rear Drum is Off!

The first tiny bit of progress has been made. With the aid of the puller (and the longer bolts) I was able to remove the first brake drum. As expected the shoes, brake cylinder etc were written off in the process. No loss though as I'm renewing all these parts anyway. The drum itself doesn't look too bad so I might re-use it (after a thorough clean). Here's a picture of the backplate:
The dampness under the oil seal suggests it's been leaking. I'll pop a new one in before rebuilding the brakes. Next task is to do the same to the other drum. It seems to be putting up more of a fight.

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