05 hyundai elantra rear drum brake
Im trying to get into the drum brake to finishing installing my driver side brake cable. unfortunately the drum brake doesnt slide off and theres no pin or bolts visible that unlatch it. we tried getting into the center hub but that also seems inaccesible. anyone know how to get into it? car is an 05 hyundai elantra standard with drum brakes in the back.
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Hi Peter,
The drums can get really stuck onto the center hub. If you look at your brake drum, you will see that there are 2 small holes in the drum between the lug stud holes. These holes are threaded. They are placed here just for this putpose. You can screw a bolts into these holes and "push" the drum off of the hub. Turn one scew a couple turns then turn the other srew a couple turns so as to push the drum off evenly and not cause it to bend or warp. Most brake drums like this use a 10mm X 1.5 bolt thread. If you get a couple of bolts from the local parts supplier, you can have them check to make sure they are the correct size by having them screw the bolts into a new drum that they may have in stock. You will need bolts with at least 1-1/2" thread length.