Pontiac - Sunfire :: 2002 - Drum Removal For Rear Brake?

So I'm in the process of doing a rear brake job on a 2002 Pontiac Sunfire. Drum brakes. And (shocker - especially for a northern car that never had the job done before) the drum won't come off. I've spent two days with a propane blowtorch, PB Blaster, and a 3lb hammer. No dice. It won't even budge.

So now I'm thinking about taking an angle grinder to the drum and just replacing both (probably necessary, as I'm sure it's in terrible shape). I'm really at my last option here.

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Camry :: 2005 - Rear Brake Drum Won't Come Off

I had a tire blow out, two nuts snapped off, custom rims came with car when I brought it, 12mm internal hex. I suspect they were over torqued.

I loosened self adjuster star all the way, and the drum still wont come off, I have tried heat with propane torch where hub meets drum.

And no parking brake isn't on. 2005 Camry right rear drum.

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Elantra XD (2001-06) :: Rear Drum Brake Replacement

This is my first time working on drum breaks, all the repair manuals and videos don't make it look too bad. I did have a question about the parts required to replace the rear breaks.

Assuming these breaks are very worn. What parts would need to be replaced in a typical break job.

The pics below are what I'm planning on buying:

Shoes
Rotors
Drum
Hardware Kit

Is there anything that I'm missing?

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Accord :: Knocking And Vibration From Rear Passenger Drum Brake

I recently attempted to replace the rear brake shoes on my 01 Accord. Everything seemed to go reasonably well, but now when the brakes heat up I get a loud knocking and vibration while driving that goes away while braking. I popped the drum off last night and backed off the adjustment as the drum was hanging on one spot during rotation. This seemed to make it worse (though some minimal did stop suddenly in front of me, so I had to emergency brake and heat everything up). It has the original drums.

As a second, related question, there was no problem on my little test drive last night so I drove to work this morning. About 3/4 of the way there was when this started, and kept getting progressively worse. Understanding that you don't know exactly what the problem is, do you think it's reasonably ok to drive home (about 10 miles and I can stay off the highway)?

Knocking and vibration from rear passenger drum brake after replacing brake shoes, only while driving.

Car: 2001 Accord LX 4 cylinder

Took the drum off, backed down the tension on the adjustment screws. Drives and feels fine until the brakes heat up.

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Ford - Escape :: 2011 - Odd Noises From Right Rear Drum Brake

Well, I have a 2011 Ford Escape. Recently, the car has been making two noises coming from the right rear drum brake.

I can only hear it going 5 mph or lower, possibly from road noise.

First noise: It sounds like someone is rubbing wet rubber on a wood floor (weird analogy). Not a grinding sound like a bad pad, but more of a hard rubbing sound.

Second noise: Whenever the car is at 5 MPH or lower and starts to decelerate, there is a high-pitched very small whistle coming from the same area. The pitch decreases as the speed does.

Got the brakes checked, no issues.

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Accent LC (2000-05) :: Rear Brake Drum Cylinder Removal?

I must replace my driver's side rear brake drum cylinder but I am unable to fit any socket or wrench on the backing plate bolts holding on the brake cylinder. They are rusted and never been touched I think; how does one remove the bolts holding on the brake cylinder without stripping them? There is basically no room for leverage and the walls of a socket are too thick.

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Accent MC (2006-11) :: Rear Drum To Disc Brake Conversion

I bought my accent in 2006 and it came with rear drum brakes and I want to know if it is possible to switch to rear disc brakes. I know that newer accents have all disc brakes so maybe it wont be that hard, but what do I need? I dont have abs. I asked the dealer like a year ago and they told me they wont do it. I have seen this conversion before in other cars that did not have rear disc brakes in newer versions either.

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Camry :: Unable To Find A Diagram For The Rear Brake Drum Of 2005?

Worthless Chilton's manual went in trash. I don't have a working PC and Im unable to find a diagram for the rear brake drum of my 2005 camry.

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Prius (2004-09) :: 2008 - Rear Drum Brake Shoe Thickness?

Getting ready to perform the clean and adjust rear brakes maintenance. I took a digital caliper and measured my rear drum brake thickness. The thinnest measurement I got was 3.19 mm.

I looked up the specifications and rear shoes brand-new are 4 mm. Minimum thickness allowed is 1mm.

I have 95K on my 2008. Since my brake shoes are showing close to brand-new measurements does this mean my rear drums are out of adjustment or is this normal?

XT1080 ?

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Ford - Focus :: 2006 - Size Of Rear Drum Brake Bleeder Valve?

I replaced a brake cylinder on my 2006 Focus rear drum brake. Now, I need to bleed the brake fluid, but I can't find a wrench to fit the nut.10mm is too small and 11mm is too big. What's going on? Could it be the rusted nut has grown in size enough to make the 10mm wrench too small? Or, is the nut standard?I know the drum bleeder nut I know the front disc brake bleeder brake is 10mm. So, I am thinking the rear should be metric, but since it's drum, I am not so sure. What the size is?

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Ford F-150 - 1997-2003 :: 2002 - Rear Axle Drum To Disc Brakes

I got a 2002 f150, right now it has a 9.75 with disc brakes. But it exploded. I can only find a 9.75 with drums in the wrecking yard. Can I just swap my disc brakes on to the axle with drums?

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Ford Brakes/Suspension :: 1997 F250 - Passenger Side Rear Drum Brake Was Full Of Oil

Recently purchased my first Ford truck, a 97 F250 w/7.3L diesel. I discovered the passenger rear drum brake was full of oil. Cleaned it up and put it back together to do some research.

I see how the hub comes off and there are two bearings in it an an oil seal. The bearings are lubed in wheel bearing grease. Does differential oil circulate through the bearings too?

It doesn't look like a difficult job. Do the seals go bad often or could this be due to a clogged differential vent? Truck has only 100k miles. Any gotchas I should be aware of?

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Toyota - Camry :: Parking Brake Barely Holds While In Drive - Adjustment?

05 Camry, 2.4L, 47K. Vehicle parking brake barely holds while in Drive. How is this adjusted? On my 91 Corolla, the brake adjusts itself by pulling up on the handle. The Camry does not have this feature so does this have an adjustable cable? If so, where did they hide this adjuster?

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Camry :: 1992 - Changing Rear Brake / Adjustment?

Changing brakes on the 92 camryHow do i adjust them ??They have the auto adjuster but can i get them close before i put the hub back on or is it go in reverse and keep hitting the brakes.I used to know but i forget

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Ford Super Duty (1999-2016) :: 2006 - Parking Brake On Rear Disks Adjustment?

Are the parking brakes on rear disks adjustable at all? Mine doesn't hold very well anymore, but I'm not quite ready to rebuild the whole thing. If there are adjusters (similar to drums), which way you turn them on which side of the truck?

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Ford F-150 - 1997-2003 :: Reconnect The Brake Drum End Of The E-Brake?

How the heck do you reconnect the brake drum end of the E-Brake ?

There seems to be not enough play in the cable to be able to hook it.

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Toyota - Tundra :: Will Not Go Past 90 Miles Per Hour

My 2001 tundra v8 4.7 liters. Will not go past 90 miles per hour.I'm not a speed person but I like to know my truck is in top shape.Odo reads 99073 on the i way I tried pushing it to a 100 mph but it not go, what's happening to my truck...

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Toyota - Tundra :: 2wd Transmission Not Working - No Movement

I have an 05 Tundra. I was backing out of my driveway and got into the street and put the truck into drive and nothing. I then tried reverse and again no movement. No prior problems with the transmission. I cannot even find the dip stick to check the fluid. What might be wrong with this trans or truck?

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Toyota - Tundra :: 2000 - Oil Pressure Loss

Okay, 2000 Tundra (185,000 miles) starts out with usual pressure. After driving a ways pressure drops down to dangerously low and stays there (not detectable when driving, other than gauge). Mechanics measure same pressure drop using alternate pressure gauge at engine. They assumed oil pump, which would mean pulling engine, but were advised bad oil pump is very unlikely on that Tundra (and I don't think the symptoms quite suggest that), and also advised that oil suction tube could be clogged, also necessitating pulling engine, but oil has been kept fairly clean. Car also sits for long periods.

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