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1995 Toyota Camry Repair Question


Topics covered: Brakes, Axle, Backing plate.
Mileage: No information provided.

Asked on October 15, 2006

1995 Camry; removing drums

Trying to remove the rear drums to inspect brake shoes. tapped with hammer, tried some light prying.
No luck. What do I need to know?
Avatar Asked by nespej2001

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Replied on October 15, 2006

g'day nes make sure the handbrake is not on. spray some wd 40 on the axle to drum interface in the centre of the drum and get a bigger hammer. good luck with it mate :D

Tiny Answered by francis 180
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Replied on October 16, 2006

There's a hole behind the backing plate-remove the rubber you can see the starwheel reach in there with a small skinny s/driver and contract the shoes-then bang on it again it should come off.

Tiny Answered by rasmataz
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Replied on October 17, 2006

Look on the face of the drums, there should be 2 sm. threaded holes a few inches out of the center. Thread a cap head bolt, mine were 10 mm or so, (try several different bolts to get the correct threads). They do not have to be very long, 2-2.5 in about right. after u make sure all ur brakes are off (see other posts) take turns screwing in each bolt, and they will push ur drum off as easy as u please. No banging!
I have keep a coupe of these in my tool box for several decades. worked on all Honda, Nissan, Toyotas w/ drum brakes i've owned.javascript:emoticon(':)')
Pgjon

Tiny Answered by pgjon
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Replied on October 30, 2006

took the advice of pgjon and bought to 8mm bolts. Threaded them in and the drum popped right off. Thanks alot.
nespej2001

Tiny Response from nespej2001
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