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atomx Location: Brighton, ON Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes \| \| \|	Brakes < on 6/19/2009 9:54 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Just replaced all the pads and shoes on out Saturn Vue along with all the springs for the drums. Have to say all together the entire process went rather smooth. Aside from the parking brake cable/spring. I know there is an easy way to do it, but I didn't feel like playing with the cable inside. If there is an even easier way to get the parking brake back on I'd like some ideas for next time. Pics Before After pics as soon as I install my phone to my pc.
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atomx Location: Brighton, ON Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes \| \| \|	Re: Brakes < Reply # 1 on 6/19/2009 10:42 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	After, would have had better pics, but it's just my camera phone.
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Xanadu Location: Las Vegas NV Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes \| \|	Re: Brakes < Reply # 2 on 6/20/2009 3:07 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	Very similar set-up on the rear of my truck. Also had a hell of a time getting the parking brake back together. I need to pull it back apart because for some reason the spring didn't straighten out on the passenger side and there is slack in the parking brake now. Fucking A
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Samurai Vehicular Lord Rick Location: northeastern New York Total Likes: 1902 likes No matter where you go, there you are... \| \|	Re: Brakes < Reply # 3 on 6/20/2009 7:08 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	did you change the seals on the wheel cylinder or wheel cylinder itself? Sometimes, it's a good idea to do that while you have the drum apart.

atomx Location: Brighton, ON Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes \| \| \|	Re: Brakes < Reply # 4 on 7/7/2009 11:44 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	I've figure out that the scraping sound that I thought was the brakes wasn't and I now think it's the bearings. They're really expensive, so I'm resorting to ebay for them.
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oddspot Location: Small Town Alberta Gender: Male Total Likes: 1 like \| \|	Re: Brakes < Reply # 5 on 7/8/2009 12:00 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	bearings typically won't make a scraping sound. When they begin to fail they will make a constant howling sound. If you hear scraping noises while driving it may be as simple as a backing plate that has been slightly bent
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Posted by atomx
I've figure out that the scraping sound that I thought was the brakes wasn't and I now think it's the bearings. They're really expensive, so I'm resorting to ebay for them.

i don't think it's the bearings either.

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Posted by Samurai
did you change the seals on the wheel cylinder or wheel cylinder itself? Sometimes, it's a good idea to do that while you have the drum apart.

And hone that sucker out too if you can.

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atomx Location: Brighton, ON Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes \| \| \|	Re: Brakes < Reply # 8 on 7/10/2009 12:23 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	It's not the backing plate, everything clears. And the sound only starts when I get a little speed and there's weight on it. As bearings fail on the front there definiatly is a honing sound, had lots of those go that way, but as they completly fail they start to scrape.
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big dave Location: SoCal Gender: Male Total Likes: 23 likes \| \| \|	Re: Brakes < Reply # 9 on 7/12/2009 1:19 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	lol @ drum brakes.
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atomx Location: Brighton, ON Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes \| \| \|	Re: Brakes < Reply # 10 on 7/12/2009 1:55 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	I know.
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Posted by big dave
lol @ drum brakes.

elitist.

although, I am really thinking of changing my Monte over to rear disc.

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