The Ford Barn

A31Woody · 12-26-2016, 04:12 PM

I'm working on cleaning up my backing plates / replacing the shoes / drums on the rear of my car and have run into a bit of a snag.

I'm following along in Les Andrews' Mechanics Handbook Vol 1 (Pages 1-4/1-41 for those following along) and I feel there must be a couple steps missing.

I have removed the E brake band and grease baffle / 4 castle nuts that hold the backing plate on and I'm still not able to remove the backing E brake carrier and the main backing plate. I removed the brake rod clevis pins and I'm able to move the parts around but am not able to actually remove them from the axle housing.

The bottom two bolts came right out of the back of the backing plate, the top rearward one can be pushed out. The inward can be pushed 1/4 way but then hits the brake actuating arm. Is it as simple as moving the arm out of the way and pushing that last bolt out or am I missing something else?

12-26-2016, 04:12 PM	#1
A31Woody Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Sunnyvale, CA Posts: 136	Stuck Removing Rear Backing Plates I'm working on cleaning up my backing plates / replacing the shoes / drums on the rear of my car and have run into a bit of a snag. I'm following along in Les Andrews' Mechanics Handbook Vol 1 (Pages 1-4/1-41 for those following along) and I feel there must be a couple steps missing. I have removed the E brake band and grease baffle / 4 castle nuts that hold the backing plate on and I'm still not able to remove the backing E brake carrier and the main backing plate. I removed the brake rod clevis pins and I'm able to move the parts around but am not able to actually remove them from the axle housing. The bottom two bolts came right out of the back of the backing plate, the top rearward one can be pushed out. The inward can be pushed 1/4 way but then hits the brake actuating arm. Is it as simple as moving the arm out of the way and pushing that last bolt out or am I missing something else?