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08-21-2004, 06:16 PM | #1 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 20325
Join Date: Jun 2002
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Vehicle:08 Yamaha WR250R 07 Suzuki DL650 |
Why are the e-brakes so %*^$%& hard to assemble?
Argh! Swapping new(er) Legacy rear hubs onto my GF's Forester. Rear wheel bearings number 6 and 7 between our two Foresters.
The mount bolt for the ABS sensor broke off and then my EZ-Out snapped off in the hole. Had to drill and tap a new hole after discovering the EZ-Out is harder than any drill bit I own. Anyway, I've been trying to put the e-brakes together for 2 hours and had to take a break before I had an aneurism. That %*^& horizontal plate with the spring that guides the bottom of the shoes just won't stay in place long enough for me to get the springs around the button... Sorry. Had to vent... Still got the other side to go, too...
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08-21-2004, 07:45 PM | #2 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 20325
Join Date: Jun 2002
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Vehicle:08 Yamaha WR250R 07 Suzuki DL650 |
For (my) future reference...
1. Connect actuator to e-brake cable. 2. Collapse and install star-wheel adjuster and tensioning spring. 3. Install shoe-retention pins, springs and retainers. 4. Install shoe travel limit/guiding plate - long arm to the outside. 5. Install spring backing plate. 6. Install lower tensioning springs. 7. Install ABS sensor. Relax, have a homebrew... |
08-28-2004, 02:01 PM | #3 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 60082
Join Date: Apr 2004
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Minnesota
Vehicle:2004 Forester STI Silver |
Ah...the wonders of drum brakes, lol. How can you NOT love to work on them I have yet to look at mine yet. Hopefully, mine will be as fun as yours I find a second pair of hands to be useful when playing with drum brakes, someone to hold parts together while you connect something.
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