brakes , good and bad news :D

well ive been playing with my car again

the good news is ive got new pads and discs all round

the bads news is ive done something to my rear hand brake when i was taking the disc off and now one of the clips hits the back of the wheel studs on the hub what the hell have i done ?

also what is the correct way to take rear discs off ? i take it leathering the living day lights out of it isnt the answer

I guess you released the handbrake and slackened the shoes off before removing the disc

Nothing wrong with leathering the living daylights out of an old disc

As for why the clips hitting the stud I can't help you but for taking rear discs off, as far as I can tell, they are a similar design to my Vectra's rear discs in that the handbrake is inside the rear disc? If so, then usually you have to turn a cog or similar through one of the excess holes in the disc which slackens the shoes off inside so they stop gripping the disc (and of course, handbrake needs to be off).

However, as I have never worked on a Supra before, I can't be dead sure but that is the usual way. (Oh, and whacking it one with as heavy a hammer as you can find )

slackened the shoes off before removing the disc

what what i took the hand brake off and just brayed it

The retaining cap isn't on properly, or the pin has broke.

as far as I can tell, they are a similar design to my Vectra's rear discs in that the handbrake is inside the rear disc? If so, then usually you have to turn a cog or similar through one of the excess holes in the disc which slackens the shoes off inside so they stop gripping the disc

doh and yeah it was a canny big hammer smashed part of the disc

probably wrecked the pin then doh

you have bent the pins, just remove them and bend them back, done it loads of times..

looks like your spring has knacked

You have to slacken off the handbrake through the hole in the disc when the hole's at the bottom. Then you need two bolts to put through the other two holes to lever the disc off.

Hopefully the attached pic will help you get the handbrake sorted. Let's hope nothing's broken.

You can see in the third pic you uploaded how the spring/clip/pin should sit.

doh and yeah it was a canny big hammer smashed part of the disc

have u slackened the nut under the gear sel panel, may have already been adjusted with worn pads..

have u slackened the nut under the gear sel panel, may have already been adjusted with worn pads..

?? dont know what you mean mate hopefully day light and a fresh head will sort this out been out in the sun all day doing the car shoulders are well burnt

the spring doesnt look too bad i think its just the pin you know , are these a pain to replace ?

The outer washer that retains the spring holding the handbrake shoes has been given so much grief the spade end of the pin has been pulled through it. You need a new washer. If you use it like that all kinds of bad things will happen.

is it a hard job ?

right guys the damaged part is now removed thing is how the hell am i ment to do the whined (?) the shoes back, cant seem to find anything apart from a round thing in the 6o`clock position ?

Whined?

This is an EPC diagram of the handbrake mechanism. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showpost.php?p=548183&postcount=2

The adjuster is at the bottom centre of the pic labelled 47405A and 47406A. You spin the middle of it round to wind in/out the shoes. Make sure you have spring 46550E as I can't see it in your pics, then again I can't see your adjuster either. Not sure if it's just the angle of the pic.

You shouldn't have to belt the disc off as you'll bend the pins, as you've found out.

When you come to re-fitting the disc, spin the little spindle that's at the 6 oclock position to pull the handbrake shoes in a little bit. Then fit the disc.

You then need to spin the spindle the opposite direction to before to push the shoes back out untill they touch the disc. To do this, spin the disc around until one of the holes lined up with where the spindle is (In your first pic, it's the one with the rubber bung in) You should then be able to reach in with a flat bladed screwdriver and turn the spindle. Do a click on the spindle and then try spinning the disc - it'll be loose and then it'll bind up completely.

Once you've got the disc locked up, unwind the spindle 8 clicks so it doesn't bind up as you're driving.

Job done.

job done wow that clip and spring are a right pain in the arse well its done now, cheers to all for your input i needed it

just one thing tho the little thing at the 6 o`clock position didnt make and clicking noises when whineding back the shoes, how do i reset the hand brake once wound back ?

Did you get the spare bits off mine?

And i hope you didnt break it lol

no didnt break any thing mate cheers for the pin , came off easier than the fronts after whinding the brake shoe back, 2 taps and it was free came off so easy and i am not joking

all sorted now, just got a parcel from Steve Manley with the few bits in to sort out the knackered bits on my front brakes brushes and pad springs Etc. chuffed

You going to put mine back together then?

look through one of the holes in the hub and you should find it will line up with the adjuster. Now with a screw driver rotate it and thats how you you adjust it.