Sometimes it is a chore. If it is rusted on, you jay have to use heat around the hub. If the shoes have worn groves in it, you have to retract the shoes with the adjusters. If push comes to shove, you just pry them off destroying the springs and retainers. You have to know how they go back on though.
1.lift and support car with jack and jack stands 2.removel wheel 3. remove 2 brake drum retainging screws 4.remove drum install 5. adjust shoes to fit drum 6. place drum on hub 7. install 2 screws 8. put wheel back on. 9. TEST BRAKES
The 1998 Ford Escort starter motor is located on the rear of the engine. The starter motor will be on the right hand side, near the bottom of the motor.
brakes wore out maybe
remove wheel. if disk brake, knock studs out with a hammer. insert new studs from rear side of disk. use a spacer and wheel nut to pull stud thru disk until seated. then remove wheel nut and spacer. replace wheel if drum brakes you need to remove the brake drum, then proceed same as for disk brakes
You will need a ratchet and a socket to remove it. You get under the rear of the truck and you will see the bolt and bracket holding the tire in place. Remove the bolt and the bracket hinges downward. You will need a ratchet and a socket to remove it. You get under the rear of the truck and you will see the bolt and bracket holding the tire in place. Remove the bolt and the bracket hinges downward.
If you look under the car,you see a pan with a bolt sticking out of it either on the forward side or the rear of it.once you find the bolt that is the oil pan. If you see two such pans, it is the one in front.
How do you remove the rear drum brakes on a 1998 ford escort
how do you remove the drum the wheels are off
There are two Phillips screws on the drum, remove those screws and put them in the other screw holes. Tighten them, they press against a solid plate forcing the drum off
Get some one else to do it
Actually it may be hard to remove rear gearbox mounting from a ford escort mk6. You will need to have a proper guiding manual to follow or use the services of a mechanic.
It could have either drum brakes or disc brakes on the rear according to motorcraft . com
That would be a front disc/rear drum setup. ABS was available, though it was not a common option.
You must remove the center dust cap then remove the spindle nut. You need to tap the drum with a rubber mallet to remove it.
Nut you see after you remove the dust cover, in the middle of the drum, 30mm socket needed to remove
On the drum there are 2 screws in the front of the drum. These are in addition to the 4 lugs. Take the 2 screws out. You may need an impact tool. Then, put two 13 mm bolts in the holes and tighten them down as you tap the drum with a hammer. The drums will come off slowly. Fasten down, then tap as you go.
brake diagram for 1998 ford escort
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