Rear brakes

[Calibra_Mike]

Right I decided to adjust the handbrake today, as its been getting really s***e of late, was at my friends the other day and had to leave it in gear as i was parked on a hill and the car kept rolling down

Anyways, got as far as the part where you adjust the brakes through the hole in the disc when i noticed something wasnt right, took the brake disc off and out dropped two pins and springs, I had a look and the hole the pin goes into has rusted to bits and wont hold in place, this is bad right? Anyways I managed to get one pin in and then the other ive fabricated a temp solution, is this a common problem with the rear brak shoes??? Think Im going to need a whole new rear brake drum/shoe assembly...

[Allys Cally]

im guessing thats the backing plate that your talking about. it is a comman problem with most vauxhalls and i hate to tell you its a pain in the arse to change

[Calibra_Mike]

GREAT!!! then again Im getting used to that now...

[richardworrall]

mine have done the same, made a temp job by using thin nut and bolt job from the reverse of the plate through the shoes. Ive heard you can get replacement springs and pins from car spares places that also go through from the rear so ill be having a look soon.

[Fraz]

been there done that ..Vauxhall no longer stock the original pins. I was going to change the backplate and went to order it. I know the parts guy and he mentioned it was unusual to order that part, told him the reason and he got the mechanic through who showed me what they do .

just go and buy a pin and spring kit

and instead of going in from the front to hold the shoes on...go in from the rear.

you will get one pin in no problem , but the one is blocked by the hub

slacken the two top bolts ...bend the pin a bit and bend the backplate a bit as well, you can now get the pin through , straighting it all up and tighten the bolts

alternately you can weld up the hole...or use a washer with nut and bolt

did mine about 3 years ago now and have been fine ever since using the pins from the back

only I would do the both sides ..did one side and the other went a few weeks after it so ended up having to do the same thing