Past a joke now!

Doing a rear bearing, got the whole thing off the car, but with the disc still attached.

I've done the two screws in the holes, cant find the self adjuster, but have got the pins out the back without breaking them.

However the disc still won't come off, if it were still on the car, it would be the top part of the disc that seems to be held on hard.

Any ideas?

Mine was stuck like s*it to a blanket. Have you got the propper jacking screws or just using what you have lying around? No amount of whacking it with a mallet would shift it for me, the jacking screws finally did the job and gave a massive bang when it finally came off.

The adjuster is at the bottom, I had to use a small pen torch to find it.

Got perfect screws but its on so tight it just ripped the thread on the disc

Have you taken off the whole handbrake assembly with it? It will be the shoes holding it in if you have.

From what i understand, if i've taken the two pins out, the shoes should come off with the disc, sound right?

No idea mate. What 2 pins do you mean? Are you talking about the caliper? The handbrake shoes are inside the brake disc, in the inner hub.

the hand brake adjuster is at the bottom, on the back of the disk... should be a hole there where you can see the adjuster, i just shoved a screwdriver in to "release" the handbrake shoes from the drum.

I'd unwind the adjuster at the bottom! How did you manage to get the handbrake shoe pins out without taking the disc off anyhow? You'll probably find the pin seat on the spring is knackered now!

Just unwind the adjusters and use a copper hammer to tap off, you may find the handbrake is seized onto the inner part of the disc so use a hammer and gently tap the bell of the discs!

From what i understand, if i've taken the two pins out, the shoes should come off with the disc, sound right?

There's still retainers on the bacplate that keeps the shoes in place, they'll probably be caught on them.

this adjuster is nowhere to be seen.

I'd unwind the adjuster at the bottom! How did you manage to get the handbrake shoe pins out without taking the disc off anyhow? You'll probably find the pin seat on the spring is knackered now!

Nothing wrong with the pin seat, used the whole in the disc, puched down and from the back, turned the pin.

At the bottom, you'll need to shine a light in the inspection hole and you'll probably find you'll have to look down into the hole as to looking straight into the hole level, if you get what I mean?

Nothing wrong with the pin seat, used the whole in the disc, puched down and from the back, turned the pin.

Hmm cheeky, I like!

you mean if it was on the car, look into the hole and down a bit?

Yeah!

is it phillips or flat?

It's a wheel with teeth on mate, you'll see a silver sleeve then the clog the some threaded bar as you look through the inspection hole

And where am i ment to put a screw driver in all that ?

If you look at the hole there is a little wheel that looks like a cog. You turn the wheel using a flat bladed screwdriver. I can't remember which way to turn it.

You basically move the screwdriver in a levering motion. To turn the wheel clockwise (viewing from rear) you put the blade in pointing upwards then lever it downwards to turn the wheel.

It's very difficult to explain, have a good look with a torch and it will be obvious

Is this the adjuster on the left?

Are you sure that isn't the pin there Darryl? Looks like the cup of the holder etc. The shoes are half moon shaped, you can see them join at the top. The adjuster is at the bottom (6 o clock) and looks like..... I'll draw it lol....

Excuse the roughness, I'm off to work.

The center is meant to be the cog. As you turn it the threads extend moving the shoes out.

Is this the adjuster on the left?

The adjusters underneath the hub mate

Ah yes, now I remember, thats the one Scott

Heres a diagram of the rear brake assembly with the adjuster arrowed

well i've walked away for an hour so i'm going back to it now, thanks for everyones help.

And i'll be back in 5 when i still cant find it lol