Rear brake drums, removal to check/dust out.

roddydogs

In 5 years of main dealer servicing, it seems this is no longer done, is this normal? Always did this yearly when I diyed.

BOWFER

roddydogs said:

 Always did this yearly when I diyed.

Why?
This is unnecessary maintenance, along the lines of unnecessary oil changes mentioned in another thread earlier this week.

roddydogs

So when would you do it (or not)

BOWFER

roddydogs said:

So when would you do it (or not)

When they start displaying an issue
Funnily enough, did the daughters Mii drums the other rmonth when the handbrake started sticking.
That's the first time they've been done in probably 8 years.

coffeehound

BOWFER said:

Funnily enough, did the daughters Mii drums the other rmonth when the handbrake started sticking.
That's the first time they've been done in probably 8 years.

Out of interest, what was causing the h/b to stick?

Ibrahim5

You would expect them to do it at least every major service.

roddydogs

But they don't, hence the post.

Grey_Critic

Some garages still do it, usually independents

caprikid1

Personally I think it's good to remove the drums check for wear, check the wheel cyclinders for leakage and put a small spot of grease / oil on the handbrake mechanism to save it from seizing. Ignored for every service and the rear drums will become inefficient etc. I have a quantity of old cars and brakes are the essential !

molerat

With Ford the drums come off every 4 years - the wheels only come off every 2 years.

roddydogs

Where there was only 1 or 2 grubscrews to remove, it was easy.  Don't you need some sort of puller now?