Loose rear brake caliper bracket
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Loose rear brake caliper bracket
I replaced all 4 calipers last weekend and found that my right rear caliper bracket is slightly loose in the back a forth movement, like spinning the tire. I looked a a diagram and it looks as if I'll have to remove the parking brake shoes to get to the bolts to tighten them up. Is this correct or do I have to rip the t-arm off?
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Thanks BM I am going to try every way possible to do this without taking the parking brake shoes off. I really hate messing with drum brakes, especially ity-bity drum brakes.
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St. Jude Donor '07
I locktited the crap out of mine when I rebuilt the T/As - I really, really don't want to worry about that stuff coming apart.
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Update:
I took the parking brake shoes off and the nuts were right there. There was no way going through any of the holes in the hub or rotor since the nuts are 9/16th. 3 of the nuts were loose but not to the point where you could take them off by hand. One was finger tight.
I removed the nuts one at a time and put max strength lock-tite on them. I also found some acorn style lock nuts and put them on. Everything is A-OK. Brakes are done and I am back on the road!
Thanks everyone
I took the parking brake shoes off and the nuts were right there. There was no way going through any of the holes in the hub or rotor since the nuts are 9/16th. 3 of the nuts were loose but not to the point where you could take them off by hand. One was finger tight.
I removed the nuts one at a time and put max strength lock-tite on them. I also found some acorn style lock nuts and put them on. Everything is A-OK. Brakes are done and I am back on the road!Thanks everyone
