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Rear Drums

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by roose019, Oct 21, 2012.

  1. Oct 21, 2012 at 2:36 PM
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    roose019

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    So I wanted to take a look at the brakes on my truck and could not get the rear drums off. I've never taken them off before and this is my first Tacoma (or Toyota for that matter). I've worked on lots of other vehicles with drum brakes and most come right off once the wheels are off. I have seen trucks with set screws that held the drums in place, but I don't see anything like that here. I tried tapping on it with a hammer, but that didn't seem to do anything. There is a little surface rust on it so I thought maybe it was just stuck on. Before anyone asks, no, I did not have the parking brake on.

    Am I missing something here?
     
  2. Oct 21, 2012 at 2:53 PM
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    92dlxman

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    lol glad i read the whole thing before blurting PARKING BRAKE!

    other than spraying some penetrating oil around the flange and stud holes and giving a good beatdown, screwing a bolt into the threaded holes against the flange is all i know to do. and i have no idea what size/pitch those holes are.
     
  3. Oct 21, 2012 at 2:56 PM
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    ppham444

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    Try this....
    drum_6653a7eeb06954b541a478aa3a602209fb6231fb.jpg
     
  4. Oct 21, 2012 at 3:17 PM
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    Jimmyh

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    STOP: If you force it off using the methods described above you could damage the springs that hold them all together.


    You need to loosen the brake adjustment behind the backing plate. There is a rubber oval plug that you will need to pop out and use a brake spoon to loosen the brake adjustment and they will slide right off.


    Removal & Installation




    1. Before servicing the vehicle, refer to the precautions section.
    2. Release the parking brake.
    3. Remove the rear wheel.
    4. Remove the inspection plug from the brake drum Backing Plate.
    5. Insert a suitable regular screwdriver through the plug hole in the drum and hold the adjusting lever away from the adjuster.
    6. Insert a second regular screwdriver and turn the brake shoe adjuster to reduce the size of the adjuster.
    7. Remove the brake drum.
     
  5. Oct 21, 2012 at 3:56 PM
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    Thanks, I'll give this a shot and see what happens.
     
  6. Oct 21, 2012 at 4:15 PM
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    maineah

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    99% of the time they are stuck to the hub if you can't move it at all the breaks are not holding it. Once it's free and you can't get it off then you may have to back the breaks off. The 8MM bolt in the drum often works.
     
  7. Oct 21, 2012 at 4:44 PM
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    dalesrn

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  8. Oct 21, 2012 at 7:38 PM
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    Brakes for Gods sake! Brakes.

    And what you said is true most of the time. You should still back off the adjustment device JIC.
     

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