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Brake drum removal
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 8:32 am
by luke_poloe
Has anyone removed the rear drums on their MK5 as I’m having difficulty getting mine off, I have removed the 30mm hub nut and the locating screw however the drum will not budge. Anyone know any tips to removing the drum?
Re: Brake drum removal
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 7:16 pm
by Gary Gee
luke_poloe wrote:Has anyone removed the rear drums on their MK5 as I’m having difficulty getting mine off, I have removed the 30mm hub nut and the locating screw however the drum will not budge. Anyone know any tips to removing the drum?
stupid question but is ur hand brake off?
if it is just wobble it ... took me ages to get mine off
Re: Brake drum removal
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:11 am
by luke_poloe
Yea handbrake is off I’m removing the drums off an old rear axle, its not attached to a car. So when you removed the 30mm hub nut did the drum just come free without removing the bearing/washers first?
Re: Brake drum removal
Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:29 am
by supermico
Yes, the drum comes off when you remove the nut. Not easily though, as it usually has an edge on the inside,especially if it's an old drum, and the brake pads keep it on. Needs muscle
Re: Brake drum removal
Posted: Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:18 am
by nazzurro19
on my polo i did a complete rear GTi axle conversion so i could get rear discs and the anti-roll bar so i just dropped off the old axle with the drums on and transferred over the new one very simple, but when i did take a drum off before i did have to use a hammer and give it a few "gentle" knocks to get the drum off