So,
After doing searches on MORE than one forum. I went at it alone... not that i didnt think i could to begin with, but just wanted an easy answer for how to get the f*cking things off...
well here it is..
this will tell you how to; change ur rear rotors, change ur rear wheel bearings and access ur hand brake setup. you should find this usefull if working on any of the rear brake setups in a E4-5-6
after the car is jacked up and on stands with the wheels off... (no shit j)
remove the split pin from your axle, and with the hand brake up undo your axle bolt.
then unbolt the rear caliper assembely (either in 2 peices or 1). move it out of the way and ensure ur hand brake is down.
then u will see on the rotors hat there are 2 (rusted in my case) threads that probably dont look like threads. a ordinary 12mm bolt will bolt into both of these. go ahead and give it a go. with a little WD in the right spots you will find winding in the bolts will lift the rotor right off the hub.
once youve done this get a decent mallet and give the stub of your axle a tap, this will free it of the hub. if you look under the base of the hub you will see the end of 4 14mm bolts that u can access from the rear side of the hub. once you undo these 4 x 14mm bolts the wheel bearing assembly should come free, once again with the use of some WD and a small slide hammer you can lift it right out.
now for the backing plate for the rotor and the park brake assembly, once again on the back of the hub you will find a 17mm nut. undo this and give the thread it was bolted to a light tap and it will free the park brake assembly. this will come off with the handbrake entirely attached and in one easy to work on peice.
the park brake is an intricate POS so im not going to get into changing ur park brake shoes. but if you have gotten this far surely you can go that extra step.
If you think anything is missing. but sure to post it so i can edit the original post to keep it an easy to follow guide.
for an average DIY guy im sure this can be somewhat confusing, which is how it was for me, and why i wrote this thread.
enjoy, J.
After doing searches on MORE than one forum. I went at it alone... not that i didnt think i could to begin with, but just wanted an easy answer for how to get the f*cking things off...
well here it is..
this will tell you how to; change ur rear rotors, change ur rear wheel bearings and access ur hand brake setup. you should find this usefull if working on any of the rear brake setups in a E4-5-6
after the car is jacked up and on stands with the wheels off... (no shit j)
remove the split pin from your axle, and with the hand brake up undo your axle bolt.
then unbolt the rear caliper assembely (either in 2 peices or 1). move it out of the way and ensure ur hand brake is down.
then u will see on the rotors hat there are 2 (rusted in my case) threads that probably dont look like threads. a ordinary 12mm bolt will bolt into both of these. go ahead and give it a go. with a little WD in the right spots you will find winding in the bolts will lift the rotor right off the hub.
once youve done this get a decent mallet and give the stub of your axle a tap, this will free it of the hub. if you look under the base of the hub you will see the end of 4 14mm bolts that u can access from the rear side of the hub. once you undo these 4 x 14mm bolts the wheel bearing assembly should come free, once again with the use of some WD and a small slide hammer you can lift it right out.
now for the backing plate for the rotor and the park brake assembly, once again on the back of the hub you will find a 17mm nut. undo this and give the thread it was bolted to a light tap and it will free the park brake assembly. this will come off with the handbrake entirely attached and in one easy to work on peice.
the park brake is an intricate POS so im not going to get into changing ur park brake shoes. but if you have gotten this far surely you can go that extra step.
If you think anything is missing. but sure to post it so i can edit the original post to keep it an easy to follow guide.
for an average DIY guy im sure this can be somewhat confusing, which is how it was for me, and why i wrote this thread.
enjoy, J.
