we just changed the brake shoes on the rear of the car, the drum wont fit back on and keeps rubbing up against the pads. how would i fix this?
I have a 2000 ford escort and need help with the brakes?
Take a look at the following guide from Advance Auto Parts:
http://corp.advanceautoparts.com/english鈥?/a>
Your Escort has a Bendix-style rear brake with a self-adjuster at the bottom. The self-adjuster is a two-piece assembly which threads into itself - the spiky geared wheel in the middle of the self-adjuster %26quot;stops%26quot; against a spring-loaded lever that sits on top. Pull the lever back and thread the self-adjuster closed a few threads; then push the shoes together to take up the space you gained. You may have to do this once or twice to get the drum back on.
Once you've got the wheel reinstalled, look on the back side of the brake assembly - at the bottom, you'll see a small rubber plug. Pry this out with a small screwdriver and you'll see the back side of that little wheel. While turning the (car) wheel by hand, use your screwdriver (or a brake adjustment tool, if you have one) to %26quot;click%26quot; the self-adjuster wheel until you can't move the car wheel anymore. Then, use a second tool to push the stop lever out enough to back off the self-adjuster a couple of clicks. This gives you a good baseline adjustment.
Now, you can bleed the system per the advice given in the other answers. There's a pretty decent article with photos showing how to do this at
http://www.popularmechanics.com/automoti鈥?/a> .
Obviously, it takes two people to do this properly.
Good luck!
I have a 2000 ford escort and need help with the brakes?
go to ford and tell then if they can check the car and they will tell you whats wrong and tell them if they could fix it for you
well, obviously you don't have to go to a garage, take the shoes back off and check that the pivot points are not stuck, springs on right and reinstall the shoes and try to put the drum on, other than that, it could be the wrong shoe's I would double check that the part is right for that vehicle.
You have to push the brake cylinder back in - pull the cap off the brake master cylinder to make it a lot easier.
If you opened any of the brake lines you will need to bleed them.
if your shoes fit right , back off on the adjuster , it is the thing that looks like a star. if not that check and see if you have a lip on the drum . going to look rusty. sand it down. dont need to bleed system if you did not open any lines. ceck shoes the linning may be bigger on one half , the larger one goes on the rear towards the back of car.
