Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Remove Wheel Cylinders

These hope for a earmarked, inexpensive effects to remove, which you can shop for at any auto parts store.

Instructions

1. Raise the rear of the vehicle by placing the floor jack under the differential.
Rotate cylinders are used on vehicles with rear drum brakes. For the most effects, they are installed in the alike fashion on all apart from a sporadic vehicles. The variants are not a hot water whereas the peerless contrariness is that they drive from the backside of the brakes instead of the top of the mounting plate. Most are secured to the backing plate with two bolts; on the contrary, there are a infrequent tame vehicles that avail a spring clip to secure it.



Place jack stands under the axle tubes and lower the vehicle onto the jack stands.


2. Remove the lug nuts using the lug wrench and remove the wheels. Pull the brake drums off the axle.


3. Apply the emergency (parking) brake to spread the brake shoes. Remove the brake line fitting in the rear of the wheel cylinder using a line wrench.


4. Remove the two bolts securing the wheel cylinder to the brake backing plate. Pull the wheel cylinder off the backing plate.