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Help!!! Need to replace rear brakes!


Landcruisin60

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I need some help replacing the shoes on my 2004 Ranger. I cant slide the drum off to start with. I tried adjusting the knob, but using a screw driver to spin it didnt work too well. It also seemed pretty rusted so I couldnt turn it at all. I guess I'll go pick up a Haynes manual tomorrow. But I was hoping for some help from the Ranger guys first. So can someone tell me how to replace the shoes?

Thanks
 
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try smacking it witha hamer to get it loose.
 

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The star adjuster has a lever that needs to be lifted to move the wheel. Don’t hit the drum around the circumference as you might make a flat spot but you probably need new ones or have them machined. Try a screwdriver to move the drum and look at the studs first to see if there is a holding clip.
 

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Yeah I already took those clips off the studs. Wheres the lever that I need to move? That sounds like my problem.
 

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Does the drum move at all or is it stuck on the axle? If it's stuck then you need to free it. Take a screwdriver and probe in the back plate slot,the adjuster lever is resting on the star wheel you need to lift the lever and with a second driver move the star wheel.
 
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ok..this is what u do.take a hammer and hit inbteween the studs-put the lug nuts on the studs though so u dont screw up the threads if u hit it by accident make sure u hit it pretty hard and the rust will break free
 

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Its not the rust thats actually holding the drum on. I thought it was rust stoping the adjuster from moving, but apparently its some sort of lever thats stopping it from moving.
 
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ok then.u will have to adjust the star wheel adjuster-there is a lever that goes against the wheel letting u only turn the wheel one way.u have to take one screwdriver and hold it up while u adjustthe star wheel

sorry dindt see that wildside posted the same tthing
 

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get bfh

Landcruisin60 said:
I need some help replacing the shoes on my 2004 Ranger. I cant slide the drum off to start with. I tried adjusting the knob, but using a screw driver to spin it didnt work too well. It also seemed pretty rusted so I couldnt turn it at all. I guess I'll go pick up a Haynes manual tomorrow. But I was hoping for some help from the Ranger guys first. So can someone tell me how to replace the shoes?

Thanks
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take a 3# hammer and hit the end the axel tube, I had to do this to my 00 to get the drum off.
 
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