stuck trying to get old drums over new shoes

[Brendan-s]

As the title says - I've fitted new shoes to my 88 Pajero's rear end but for the life of me cannot get the drums back over them.

I've backed the adjuster right off as far as it'll go, but there's still a good 5mm of room I need to make to fit the drum on.

It's kind of like the pistons in the slave cylinder need to go in further but won't.

Any suggestions? The manual is no help, it just says to do what I have done already.

[-Scott-]

Handbrake cable?

[PJ.zook]

Maybe try cracking the bleed nipple and squeezing the pistons back in, also as suggested by scott if it has parkbrake function make sure thats all loose.

[Brendan-s]

Just came back in from trying to push the pistons in further with the bleed nut cracked. No go unfortunately, it's obvious they're in as far as they can go.

Scott, does the handbrake adjustment need to be backed off? The handbrake's off, but that's my next though.

That said, I'm half wondering if I have the right shoes or not. I mean, where they sit at the bottom is fixed, and the top's in as far as it goes.

[Brendan-s]

Scott, does the handbrake adjustment need to be backed off? The handbrake's off, but that's my next though.

Allow me to answer this one.

Yes it does.

Case closed.

PS I really need a fawkin shed. Screw changing brakes in the street, in the rain

[Goatse.AJ]

Scott, does the handbrake adjustment need to be backed off? The handbrake's off, but that's my next though.

Allow me to answer this one.

Yes it does.

Case closed.

PS I really need a fawkin shed. Screw changing brakes in the street, in the rain

Hmm!

Try servicing rally cars in the snow and sleet, then come back and complain

[pongo]

have you tried rematching the new shoes with the old ones.

I had some uni's that where 1mm too wide and ended up cracking the bearing sleave thingo trying to get the circlips on.

Wont mention any names ....REPCO Fyshwick.

[beinthemud]

sometimes place the drum partly on to say left shoe place ur hand on drum with a bit of weight pushing away from left shoe then tap other side with metal hammer, works on mine, oh and make sure shoes are around right way

[just cruizin']

Scott, does the handbrake adjustment need to be backed off? The handbrake's off, but that's my next though.

Allow me to answer this one.

Yes it does.

Case closed.

PS I really need a fawkin shed. Screw changing brakes in the street, in the rain

Hmm!

Try servicing rally cars in the snow and sleet, then come back and complain

Double Hmm

Try changing a CV in the mud.

[atari4x4]

Any suggestions? The manual is no help, it just says to do what I have done already.

what manual are you using? are you on the right page??

[Brendan-s]

Scott, does the handbrake adjustment need to be backed off? The handbrake's off, but that's my next though.

Allow me to answer this one.

Yes it does.

Case closed.

PS I really need a fawkin shed. Screw changing brakes in the street, in the rain

Hmm!

Try servicing rally cars in the snow and sleet, then come back and complain

Double Hmm

Try changing a CV in the mud.

Touchè AJ. Done the CV thing more than a couple of times now though.

beinthemud that's what I ended up doing, tapping it with a screwdriver in the notch in the shoe body.