Ford Escort Encore 5 door 1299 cc brakes

[mimerv]

Does anyone know how to get the rear break drums off this car? There is a grease hub cover in the middle, which may contain a securing nut, but I can't even get the grease cover off. I just don't see any way in there....

Thanks in advance

[Skids]

With the wheel off, undo the four bolts round the back of the brake drum (these secure the drum, to the backplate to the axle flange). With these removed the whol kit and caboodle should come away. If the drum is stuck on the shoes (you should have released the handbrake already) remove the rubber acces plug from the inside face of the brake backplate, and release the automatic brake adjuster by levering the release catch on theadjuster pawl through the back plate. Or something.

[mimerv]

Many thanks Skids, I'll give that a go in the morning .. cheers

[thebhoy]

let me give a better answer take the gaitor for the handbrake back and u will see a 10mm nut on a threaded rod loosen that til the nut is on the the rod by a dozen threads or 1 inch once u done that u can take the four bolts at the back off or there is a 30mm nut on the centre of the drum where the grease is, they are preset bearings but most ppl do the latter, b4 u put the drum back on using a screwdriver adjust the handbrake thru the adjuster till the drum has a bit of drag on it wen turning it this is the proper way to adjustin handbrakes on these cars so wen u go bac into the car the handbrake will feel tight just take up any slack on the cable via the 10mm nut but not too tight or they will bind

[mimerv]

Many thanks Thebhoy, all the help has been appreciated.