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[Crazycarzowner]

Got a wierd grinding & squeeling noise comin from the rear near-side wheel and atributed it to the handbrake / shoes bein knackered or seized after experimenting with the h/brake for a while. Anyway jacked up, wheel off, slackened off h/brake cable, then tried to slacken off shoes with the adjuster. Followed the guide in the maintanence section, but I can't get the bloody disc off (removed the retaining screw). I imagine its never been off before (60k only) and the h/brake is probably seized, but i've been quite patient with it and tried everything bar 'if everythin else fails BIG hammer'. Am I missing anything ? before I completely loose patience & muller it!

[HockeyDave55]

Got a wierd grinding & squeeling noise comin from the rear near-side wheel and atributed it to the handbrake / shoes bein knackered or seized after experimenting with the h/brake for a while. Anyway jacked up, wheel off, slackened off h/brake cable, then tried to slacken off shoes with the adjuster. Followed the guide in the maintanence section, but I can't get the bloody disc off (removed the retaining screw). I imagine its never been off before (60k only) and the h/brake is probably seized, but i've been quite patient with it and tried everything bar 'if everythin else fails BIG hammer'. Am I missing anything ? before I completely loose patience & muller it!

I would've smashed the c**p out of it by now! But then, I do have a full brake kit waiting to go on.... Good luck....

[HockeyDave55]

Have you adjusted as far as possible? And going the right way??

[Crazycarzowner]

I'm sure I've backed it off the correct way, leaving it till tomorrow now. I have got replacement parts ready & waiting to go on, I just didn't want to let the hammer loose just yet  Perhaps a clear head in the mornin might throw some light on it, if not I'll start threatening it with brute force 

[HockeyDave55]

I'm sure I've backed it off the correct way, leaving it till tomorrow now. I have got replacement parts ready & waiting to go on, I just didn't want to let the hammer loose just yet  Perhaps a clear head in the mornin might throw some light on it, if not I'll start threatening it with brute force 

Wise words... 

[Lazydocker]

I'm guessing that the shoes are stuck... Did you try hitting the drum with a large, soft hammer a few times and rotating it?

You probably have a lip or (more likely) the shoe lining has came unbonded and is snagging.

[HockeyDave55]

I'm guessing that the shoes are stuck... Did you try hitting the drum with a large, soft hammer a few times and rotating it?

You probably have a lip or (more likely) the shoe lining has came unbonded and is snagging.

This is what happened to my wife's Renault (it's ok, she's come to VX now ) and she took the thing to the dealership to fix and they bent AND cracked the drum!

[Crazycarzowner]

Yep Ld, I did give it a little gentle persuasion tap and rotated the disc as much as I could. when I did it though it felt like sommat was catchin on it i.e. stoppin it from turning so I went back & forth with it. If the worst comes to the worst I'll have to give it a good shooin (not the best answer) just don't want to damage anything else. It would happen when I'm going away in it at the end of the week & I'm on nights ARRGGGHHH!!!!

[Andy H]

My last Omega did that when the shoe retainer pin pulled out of the backplate.

I had just fitted new disc/drums and parking brake shoes so was aware that the backplate was a bit tired but I wasn't about to pull the axle out to fit a new backplate

It made a horrible noise but as the disc/drum was brand new a was able to remove it without damaging anything.

[Crazycarzowner]

Well after a lot of huffin & puffin and turning the air blue........IT'S OFF!!!!!!  Bloomin things had locked on to the drum & wouldn't let go chewed what was left of the lining off and there weren't much, started scoring the drum, that was the squeeling & grinding noise sorted. 

Anyway, all cleaned up and replaced now, other side more or less fell off to make things easier  Well new discs, pads & shoes all done.   

[HockeyDave55]

Well after a lot of huffin & puffin and turning the air blue........IT'S OFF!!!!!!  Bloomin things had locked on to the drum & wouldn't let go chewed what was left of the lining off and there weren't much, started scoring the drum, that was the squeeling & grinding noise sorted. 

Anyway, all cleaned up and replaced now, other side more or less fell off to make things easier  Well new discs, pads & shoes all done.   

Sometimes BFI is the way to go!  Good job