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Hero
12-09-2009, 09:38 AM
Wow,

So I'm doing a job on my 2005 WRX and I was so excited to get a car that has disc brakes in the rear! I'm so used to having to do drums on all of my other cars. Then I removed the rear rotor to do the brake job and,....what's with the drums?

I was so disappointed. :( Double the work in the rears - I just can't seem to escape the drum disease no matter what car I buy. :unamused:
Bu11dogg2
12-09-2009, 09:41 AM
that's your ebrake ;)
Hero
12-09-2009, 10:18 AM
that's your ebrake ;)


yeah I know - which is even more disappointing to me seeing as how I wanted to be able to skid the rears in a brake maneuver without having to mess with the brake bias - i don't think drums are strong enough to do that so I was hoping to be able to control the rear discs with my ebrake lever - oh well:(
Bu11dogg2
12-09-2009, 11:01 AM
OIC.

You shouldn't have to change out the ebrake shoes, really ever.
squeethebee
12-09-2009, 11:04 AM
You got to be careful doing that too, since you will lock the fronts at the same time usually.

ed
Hero
12-09-2009, 11:56 AM
OIC.

You shouldn't have to change out the ebrake shoes, really ever.

Yeah but I think that the knuckle head who owned the car before me used the ebrake while driving (probably trying to powerslide) cause when I looked at them they were pretty worn down - and I have to pull the ebrake real high to get it to hold the car -

so a changin em I am :spin:
Hero
12-09-2009, 11:58 AM
You got to be careful doing that too, since you will lock the fronts at the same time usually.

ed

yeah I know - lots of stuff that i want to do but can't cause it's my daily driver. oh well - guess I'll just have to settle with a bigger turbo :D
Seraphinwolf
12-09-2009, 04:30 PM
Yeah but I think that the knuckle head who owned the car before me used the ebrake while driving (probably trying to powerslide) cause when I looked at them they were pretty worn down - and I have to pull the ebrake real high to get it to hold the car -

so a changin em I am :spin:

Or the drove with the ebrake on...:hide:
Original owner of my SVX was notorious for that. Luckily he otherwise too perfect care of it.
Bu11dogg2
12-14-2009, 01:14 PM
yeah I know - lots of stuff that i want to do but can't cause it's my daily driver. oh well - guess I'll just have to settle with a bigger turbo :D


that may have nothing to do with the shoes and everything to do with a strecthed out ebrake line ;)

I'd suggest adjusting the line first.