anybody out there changed thier rear wheel cylinders? ive got a 91 hatch with 140K on her.. I know how to change the rear brakes, im wondering how much of a job it is to replace the cylinders.. thanks

 

bump b/c my rear drummies are on their last leg now

 

It's not hard.
this assumes you have the brakes dismantled first..

1. disconnect the brake line from the wheel cylinder
2. undo 2 bolts on back of backing plate that hold the wheel cylinder in place
3. install new cylinder
4. reinstall brakes
5. bleed (brakes)

side note: make sure you put the Right on the Right and the Left on the Left.

 

ok, what's a rear wheel cylinder? is it something you usually replace when you replace your rear shoes? resurface the rotor hat also...etc.

us youngin's don't know much bout drums

 

ok so its not hard... heres the reason i want to change them... when i replaced the brakes and tried to bleed one side, the bleeder screw broke off.. now is the bleeder screw right on the cylinder and if i replace the cylinder will it fix that problem? or is the screw attached to the backing plate? I just want to make sure before i tackle this myself.


oh by the way B16_madman the rear wheel cylinder is the piston/pistons that push the rear brake pads against the drum.. and oddly enough it has a cylinder shape to it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ButterMule &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok so its not hard... heres the reason i want to change them... when i replaced the brakes and tried to bleed one side, the bleeder screw broke off.. now is the bleeder screw right on the cylinder and if i replace the cylinder will it fix that problem? or is the screw attached to the backing plate? I just want to make sure before i tackle this myself.


oh by the way B16_madman the rear wheel cylinder is the piston/pistons that push the rear brake pads against the drum.. and oddly enough it has a cylinder shape to it </TD></TR></TABLE>

Replacing the cylinder won't help with the broken bleeder screw, sorry. But the cylinder replacemnt is a peace of cake and a good learning experience for anyone who hasn't played with drums before. They are only about 14 a piece so its not exactly an expensive project to take on either. Good luck.

 

ah ok, my excuse for never gettin rear discs was that i didn't find it worth the $$ of effort, since drums last so long in the back of these lil cars...i'll stay drummin on the back.

plus then i'd need another set of rear ss lines

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B16_madman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ah ok, my excuse for never gettin rear discs was that i didn't find it worth the $$ of effort, since drums last so long in the back of these lil cars...i'll stay drummin on the back.

plus then i'd need another set of rear ss lines</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yea, i don't really see a need to update the rears for any reason other than making a full blown race car. Drums are a breeze to play with and you hardly ever have to do anything to them. to drums.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 88 rex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yea, i don't really see a need to update the rears for any reason </TD></TR></TABLE>
edited that for ya.