Hi, thanks for this video! I would like to recommend some things. Release the emergency brake afzer removing the weel and befor start working at the brakes! 1. Don't remove the nut in the center to open the drum. You need to pull it tight with 235NM. The better way is to remove the 4 screws (17mm) at the rear side of the drum. They need to be pull tight with 70NM only! But befor removing the 4 screws, the ABS-sensor needs to be removed carefully. It is lokated between the 4 scews. The sensor is firmly pressed in and the scew is to hold it in losition only. The screw needs to be tightened with 8NM. On this way, you will remove the drum WITH the axle. The only tricky part is, to reach the 4 screws through the spring. But it's much more easier than removing the center nut. BTW, the center nut must be replaced by a new one! The 4 screws at the rear side can be used again. The only time to remove the center nut is, when the drum needs to be changed! TAKE A PICTURE OF THE SPRINGS! Just to be shure how everything will be build together. Aspacially the upper spring. The sinde with the 4 turns needs to point to the front of the car. 2. To remove the brake pads, you only need to do the following steps. You will see, the hardest part of the job is to set the clips back, that hold the brake shoes in position. - remove the 2 clips that hold the brake shoes in position - pull apart the brake shoes at the upper side and pull them towards you, so that the brake cylinder gets free. - pull the brake shoes at the lower side down, so that they get free of the middle base. - now you could remove the lower spring easy - same to the upper spring and the self adjuster. I used this way today to replace the brake shoes at my fiesta mk5 (2002). From the beginning till thecend I needed round about 1½ hour for both sides.😉 Sorry if I used the wrong words, but my technical english is not the best. 😂
Thanks again for your video. I managed to buy the device for getting the brake drum off. Getting the main 30mm nut off was easy enough with my Makita Impact Wrench and just like yourself, i found the brake shoe springs a pain getting them back on haha. Got away with out bleeding the brakes and it Passed it's MOT no problem !
my wifes mk6 duratec shows handbrake light then stalls...no errors on diagnostic machine. changed petrol pump,throttle position sensor, cleaned throttle,swapped relays...still stalling
Edited my reply as I was thinking of my video with the locking wheel nuts. I'll give the nuts another turn once I get chance, as it is the car is just sitting there at the moment, Thanks!
Scratch that, watching the video again reminded me that I had just put those nuts on temporarily as I had them knocking around, it's just that "temporarily" has become almost a year. I will fit the proper ones at some point though.
Thank you for your video and well done on getting the job done. I have a mk6 fiesta and my brake shoes need replacing for it's MOT. Just wanted to ask you, where did you get the device for getting the brake drum off please ? And what is it called please ? Thanks
Thanks, I’ll have a look at that next time I’m in there. I’m in the middle of doing the timing belt at the moment but I do want to pop the hubs back off to clean and paint them and probably readjust the brakes while I’m in there so I’ll try turning it around then.
I never noticed that before, I must have missed out the clip of me dismantling everthing. It was a year ago and I can't remember editing it but maybe swearing was involved and I thought it was best left out.
