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how do remove the brake drum on a 1991 mazda 323
My 1995 Ford Explorer XLT has disk brakes front and rear , so it takes brake pads 1991 to 1994 Ford Explorers had drum brakes on the rear , so they took brake shoes
how do you remove the drum the wheels are off
Master cylinder or drum brake (hydraulic slave) wheel cylinder or disc brake caliper cylinder? drum brake shoes rear
Remove the tire and wheel from your 1988 Ford Ranger pickup truck. Remove the brake pads. When the brake drum is not loose you can tap on it with a hammer or mallet. Once the brake drum is loose it will slide off.
Drum brakes are meant to self adjust when applying the brake in reverse, however you can access the adjuster from the back side of the brake plate through a rubber grommet, it is hard to see but in there there is a little gear looking thing that you can manually turn with a flathead screwdriver to adjust the brake pads. If access is too difficult then you will have to remove the drum to get at it, im thinking that once you get in there you will find that it is pretty dirty which is causing the adjusters not to work, and the shoes are worn as well.
towards the front of the vehicle
No , disk brakes front and rear ( the back disk brake rotors have small parking brake shoes inside of a drum portion )
You have to disassemble the wheel bearing, then the drum and hub pull off as an assembly.
you must pull the axles, remove the bearings and then the hub/brake drum assmbly. comes off as one unit.
Brake drums can be resurfaced by turning the brake drum in a brake drum lathe. When the brake drum has deep grooves in it, it cannot be repaired.