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Hey guys im geting a pair of project mu rear shoes to change, has anyone done it before? if so is it hard? please let me know as ive never done them before, ive changed disc's and change pads.. but not rear-shoes chheers.

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I;ve only changed the drums once, and that was froma reakly old and fcuked hub. They are the same as most other drum shoe replacement jobs....fiddly but not hard.

If you haven't done them before just keep careful track of the direction of pins and clips and the order you take them off. Remember to adjust them after the disc is back on so that they don't quite touch with the handbrake off. Its a good opportunity to back off the adjuster in the cabin and take the slack with the adjuster on the cables under the car.

BTW why buy aftermarket drum shoes? standard ones are perfectly capable of holding (or if necessary locking) the rears when adjusted properly.

You'll be fine. Just take your time and do one side at a time, so if you get lost you can refer to how it should be on the other side. And take note of the shoe arrangement with the leading shoe towards the front of the car and the trailing towards the rear. This will become clear on inspection. Just make sure you have a good set of side/diagonal cutters and needle and flat nose pliers. Also scuff the inside of the drum up with some emery/sandpaper. Good luck.

having same problem as you tried everything tightened everything and only little lock.

how much were project mu ones?? i found them to be $300 too much just for handbrake shoes...

iam looking for a set now and need some urgently. anyone have any info on other brands i can purchase please pm me cheers

Yeh i paid 300 sent to my door, should get them today... , im doing 100km + entrys , i want my handbreak to lock up good for good entrys, how annoying is it!!! only wheel locks grrr!!!!!!!!!!

Although im kinda confused...Drums on a Gtst???????..am i missing something here :happy:

yeah for the handbrake,inside the rear disc.

having same problem as you tried everything tightened everything and only little lock.

how much were project mu ones?? i found them to be $300 too much just for handbrake shoes...

iam looking for a set now and need some urgently. anyone have any info on other brands i can purchase please pm me cheers

seriously, try nissan. you may be surprised, particularly if it shares with a local car.

yeah for the handbrake,inside the rear disk

:(

Well bugger me sideways i had no idea...I was thinking of an old set of holden drums i changed once..are they same sort of principle i guess,,

guess ill see when i try fix my busted rear stud

Sorry to hi-Jack but if I go hydro handbrake can I leave these off my car?

Cheers

Sure can.

:ermm:

Well bugger me sideways i had no idea...I was thinking of an old set of holden drums i changed once..are they same sort of principle i guess,,

guess ill see when i try fix my busted rear stud

sure will....its kind of a funny setup, I haven't seen it on other cars except nissans from the period

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