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Old 06-10-2005, 08:11 AM
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Default Rear Brake Drum Removal - 96 Civic - having trouble

I expected to see a rubber cover on the back to remove to adjust the shoes in to get the drum off.

didnt see any thing. any tips ? I believe the drum has a worn lip that prevents the drum from coming off.
Old 06-10-2005, 09:08 AM
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hit the drum with a hammer and rotate it and it should come off.
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there are two screw holes in the drum, forgot the size I think 12mm, just screw the two bolts in a little at a time and it will push the drum off, and make sure the e brake is off
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I would try a rubber mallet first. Don't want to damage anything. But then again, you could just get some discs instead .

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sicones &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there are two screw holes in the drum, forgot the size I think 12mm, just screw the two bolts in a little at a time and it will push the drum off, and make sure the e brake is off</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's true too. Don't know about the size though either . I just happened to find one that fit, but don't know the size.

-Shane
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make sure to release the hand brake haha, i wasted alot of time till i figured that one oot
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It's probably a little late, but for those searching the forums, the bolts need to be 8mm in diameter. They don't need to be very long either, I think anything above 1/2" will work but longer ones make for better handles. You definitely want to use 2.

As mentioned, make sure the e-brake is off. If the whole setup is really old, sometimes the shoes carve a channel in the drums. Unless it's the drum lip that rusts and swell. In any case, sometimes you can rotate the drum and still have a hard time removing it.

How do I know that? Ask me what I've been doing today with the help of the Haynes manual...
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beat it with a hammer!! just don't be stoooopid and hit one of the lug nuts!!
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Default Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal - 96 Civic - having trouble (sicones)

Originally Posted by nighttrain33
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sicones &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">there are two screw holes in the drum, forgot the size I think 12mm, just screw the two bolts in a little at a time and it will push the drum off, and make sure the e brake is off</TD></TR></TABLE>

That's true too. Don't know about the size though either . I just happened to find one that fit, but don't know the size.

-Shane
They are m8x1.25 and recommend that they be 30mm long how ever if you have the same problem I do some wonderful individual already snapped a couple of them off in those holes for ya or the drum is so badly rusted that the threads in that hole strip out before any pressure is applied
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