How do you get the damn thing loose of the brake backing plates? I'm trying to pull my whole rear-end assembly and this is the only thing holding me back.


I dont understand how those little clasps work.

Anyone got any tips??

 

I bought a tool, which makes removal much easier. I was told that a zip tie could be secured around the 'prongs' to collapse them (much as the tool would do).

JamesC

 

once you get a zip tie around them.....then what? Or...the tool you have...does it cause the prongs to fold in and then slide into the piece below it?

 

Disc cables? I use needle nose pliers and pinch them in one at a time.

Ed

 

no...i mean to get it off the backing plate for a drum setup

 

They should be retained the same way...round thing with 3 spring clips around the outside. Pinch them in one at a time and pull out while doing it, that should work.

Ed

 

thanks ....i'll give it a shot

 

Oh yeah...make sure you disconnect the end of the cable first, don't know if you thought of that..

Ed

 

Okay
So the cables are disconnected fron the brake shoes?
The retainers have three prongs, pull and push down on each prong.