97 Civic Hatch CX

the ebrake seems to be locking the passenger rear drum. Possibly it is not the ebrake, but just the brake is siezed. How can I get the cap off the drum if it is stuck from the brake being siezed?

 

Two ways if it is the ebrake.

1) losen the adjustment for the ebrake cable by the handle

2) Theres an adjustment acesable from behind the plate via a little slot. I BELIVE you turn it counter clockwise with a flat head screw driver. This will losen the pressure of the pads being put out with the pistons.

Way two is more then likely your bet, Also taping on the drum with a big hammer helps to compress them a little bit more.

What happens is the pads wear a grove into the drum. Now the drum is getting hung up on the pad, its normal wear and tear.

 

thanks. I will try those

 

I am trying to loosen pressure through the access on the back, but the slot is tiny and I don't know where the screw is on the inside. How should I angle the driver? I assume it is the little slot that the rubber grommet pops out of?

 

Their is not a screw inside that you are trying to turn. Think of it like a gear, and your trying to push on the gear teeth to make it turn. To turn the gear, you would have to have the flat head of the screwdriver parallel with the ground (like this "-", and not like this "|"). If you push the blade of the screwdriver in untill it stops and then lever the screwdriver up or down, it should turn the gear.

The gear only turns in one direction because it has a racheting lock on, but I can't remember if is loosening or tightening the e-brake. I remember having to pull up on the ratcheting catch to make the adjuster spin the other direction when I last adjusted my e-brake, but that can only be done with the drum covers off...

If it is at all possible to still turn the tire/wheel, then I have another suggestion for you. With the parking brake released, take two long bolts and thread them into each of the threaded holes on the drum cover (between the wheel studs). Your going to have to figure out what is the correct bolt size to make this work. As you tighten each of the two bolts one or two turns at a time, it will slowly press the cover off of the hub. If the brake is totaly siezed, the pressure of the brake pads on the drum may prevent it from coming off...

 

Hammer.

That is assuming its just worn an edge onto the drum.

 

Sorry I dident explain it clearly enough, like 94eg said, its more of a gear ratchet that you want to spin, it will go both ways however only one will losen it the other will make it tighter well thats how it was in my old car at least and not all cars are built the same. youll end up turning that quite a few notches to get it loose.

You were correct on the hole tho, there should of been a rubber piece covering it.

 

This will work:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 94eg! &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">With the parking brake released, take two long bolts and thread them into each of the threaded holes on the drum cover (between the wheel studs). Your going to have to figure out what is the correct bolt size to make this work. As you tighten each of the two bolts one or two turns at a time, it will slowly press the cover off of the hub. If the brake is totaly siezed, the pressure of the brake pads on the drum may prevent it from coming off...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Until this has happened:

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by nocturnaldragon &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What happens is the pads wear a grove into the drum. Now the drum is getting hung up on the pad, its normal wear and tear.</TD></TR></TABLE>

So be careful and make sure they aren't hung up.

 

thanks for all the help guys. I ended up getting the cover off with a sledge hammer.

I disconnected the ebrake and now the wheel spins freely.

i think the two bolts threading in the front would work well and i probably would have tried it if the sledge didn't work.

 

BFH wins again!