rear drum brakes on 1.6 diesel

[andygod75]

Hey,
So I've changed the front brakes, pretty easy. But now the back breaks are squeaking.

So my question is how do you change the drum brakes because I don't fancy forking out a couple of hundred quid for someone else to do them.

Any help would be appreciated.

Also how hard is it?

Cheers

[ZACK]

Hard - I'd leave them to a garage

[Dangerousfish]

Hard - I'd leave them to a garage

Agreed, for something that affects how fast you stop I'd really recommend going to a garage to do this.

[DaveB]

It's more difficult than it needs to be as the drum is integral with the hub, which means that you've got to use a new hub nut & tighten it to the correct torque when reassembling. Fitting new shoes is reasonably straightforward, if a little bit fiddly, but I suspect that in your case all you'll need to do is clean everything to remove a dust build-up, a common cause of drum brake squeak.

However, the same rule applies here as for any safety-related operation - if you're not 100% sure, don't do it!