Monday, October 25, 2010

Drivers side rear brake tear down

The drivers side seems to be more of a mess than the passenger side. The seal was definitely leaking because there was oily gunk covering everything. The parking brake cable was completely rusted solid inside the housing. Since I am replacing the cable I just used my big bolt cutters to cut out the old one. I also found the e-clip that holds the parking brake lever in place was nearing falling off. I bet that would have been fun if it came apart inside the drum while I was driving! Pulling the bearing and seal was a breeze with the proper tool. I was able to pull the seal and the bearing at the same time. It only took four or five smacks with the slide hammer.

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