adammitch69 Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Tried fitting my new brakes at the weekend. Managed the fronts discs/pads no problem. However I can't for the life of me get the rear discs off. They are stuck solid. Tried hitting them with a mallet but still not moving. Do I just get a bigger mallet or is there any other way of freeing them up?? cheers Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincolnbaggie Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Tried fitting my new brakes at the weekend. Managed the fronts discs/pads no problem. However I can't for the life of me get the rear discs off. They are stuck solid. Tried hitting them with a mallet but still not moving. Do I just get a bigger mallet or is there any other way of freeing them up?? cheers Adam You need to slacken off the handbrake shoes first. There is a small plug which is removed, then slacken off the adjuster inside with a screwdriver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammitch69 Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 the small plastic plug on the disc? - I removed that, had a peek inside but couldn't see anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cragus Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 the small plastic plug on the disc? - I removed that, had a peek inside but couldn't see anything! There is a small disc under the rubber plug, to loosen off the handbrake. It is hard to see but definitely there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcash5 Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 make sure the handbrake isnt on! If so try the trick above (99% of the time it isnt required) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammitch69 Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 I had the handbrake firmly on from when I had the front jacked up! might give it another go if it ever gets above freezing! cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lincolnbaggie Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I had the handbrake firmly on That would explain the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletMagnet Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Put car in gear and chock the wheels to stop movement and then jack up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris`I Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Put car in gear and chock the wheels to stop movement and then jack up Yup, stick it in gear instead. Behind the disc, through the hole there should be a small ratchet which you need to loosen off, but its at about 11 o'clock on the hub, so you need to turn the disc to the right angle to see it. See the service manual in the guides section for details Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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