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I got it done in the end with brute force (at least on one side, the other will need extreme heat & violence to get the disc off) This is how I did it on the Right side (take this as a how to if you like): Attached the back top spring & put shoes roughly in place on the hub, but making...

Hi ILM I saw the "how to" post - while not shown in pics it does say springS at the top. there's one on either side (inboard & outboard) of the shoes. They are both much stronger than any other retraction springs I've ever come across, so why it needs 2 is anyone's guess. although I did...

Been trying to replace the ex's shoes - a simple job - done it on loads of other cars ....... What a complete F**king B**tard !!!!!! What kind of W**ker designs a braking system with 2 springs across the top of the shoes that are at such high tension that either A) the second spring is...

Ok, i give up !! So after all my "fun" last weekend, I put the ex in for re-test & left the car there all week for them to play with .... N/S recorded 170 (whatever that means) - perfect apparently O/S recorded 000 (clearly not good) and the garage were too busy to do anything with it...

Ok, thanks for that - another job on the "not urgent" list.

.... ok, maybe not literally hours, but it felt that way in the wind & rain. Run out of time & daylight now, so didn't get round to removing th discs, but I did manage to get some adjustment on the shoes. Handbrake was biting at 4 -5 clicks and holding ok on a slope at 7-8 clicks. It needs a...

Thanks Kevin .... that worked a treat !!! (i knew i'd find a use for that old fence post eventually.) i can't for the life of me find my haynes book at the mo, so a couple of dumb questions :- 1/ wheels off & caliper removed, should the disc just pull off ?? cos mine are stuck solid...

Hi guys, I used to be "Bluespear" here a while back but forgot my login details & changed email accounts, so have signed up again as a newb. My 96/97 Ex failed MOT this week .....( couple of dodgy bulbs &) surprise, surprise - handbrake operating at 7%. My local garage is really good &...