Micra (K11) 1999 Rear Brake Shoe Replacement

[MicraKeen]

Help! I spent most of today trying to renew the rear brake shoes on my son's car, trying to follow the sequence given in the Haynes manual. It all went wrong when it came to fitting the leading shoe and locating the adjuster strut to it. After several attempts, I realised that Haynes doesn't actually explain HOW that is done!
Somehow, I managed to assemble the shoes in places without the little aluminium adjuster plate on the leading shoe, and struggled to fit it afterwards - more by luck than judgement. How it went back together, I don't know, but at least I completed the nearside rear. It all works okay, too.

Can anyone with more experience of this routine job explain the best way to refit the rear shoes, step by step, so that I can renew the offside rear more easily? What is the recommended Nissan method? Do I need specialist tools?

All comments much appreciated.

 

[frank]

its a far easier job with the hub removed eh, and i assemble the shoes together, then fit the cable, then slip the whole assy onto the backplate

 

[micra 2000]

one thing i would always advise is to take a photo of the brake shoes before you remove anything
this way if you forget where the springs are attached you have a reference picture to look at ,
after looking in the haynes my god it looks fiddley with the hub on.

 

[MicraKeen]

its a far easier job with the hub removed eh, and i assemble the shoes together, then fit the cable, then slip the whole assy onto the backplate

Thanks, Frank. Is that your own method or the Nissan-recommended way of fitting the rear shoes?
When removing the hub, is there any danger of the bearing falling apart. Also, what is the torque for the hub nut for refitting?

 

[MicraKeen]

one thing i would always advise is to take a photo of the brake shoes before you remove anything
this way if you forget where the springs are attached you have a reference picture to look at ,
after looking in the haynes my god it looks fiddley with the hub on.

I agree, but thanks for your response anyhow.

 

[pollyp]

Thanks, Frank. Is that your own method or the Nissan-recommended way of fitting the rear shoes?
When removing the hub, is there any danger of the bearing falling apart. Also, what is the torque for the hub nut for refitting?

I'd recommend removing the hub cos it'll make the work soo much easier n less frustrating n fiddly.

will need a big socket wrench or breaker bar and a torque wrench capable of 221Nm

after removing the rear hub nut, if ur lucky and the hub hasn't rusted onto its spindle it'll pull out easily by hand. if not then you'll prob need a hub puller.
the bearing runners normally won't fall apart.

unless the centre plastic coupler holding the runners together has been torn off due to the inner runner being seized solid onto the spindle and the hub was forced off too hard like this.

but even then, the ball bearings are held inside their retaining cage

 

[MicraKeen]

I'd recommend removing the hub cos it'll make the work soo much easier n less frustrating n fiddly.

will need a big socket wrench or breaker bar and a torque wrench capable of 221Nm

after removing the rear hub nut, if ur lucky and the hub hasn't rusted onto its spindle it'll pull out easily by hand. if not then you'll prob need a hub puller.
the bearing runners normally won't fall apart.

unless the centre plastic coupler holding the runners together has been torn off due to the inner runner being seized solid onto the spindle and the hub was forced off too hard like this.

but even then, the ball bearings are held inside their retaining cage

I'd recommend removing the hub cos it'll make the work soo much easier n less frustrating n fiddly.

will need a big socket wrench or breaker bar and a torque wrench capable of 221Nm

after removing the rear hub nut, if ur lucky and the hub hasn't rusted onto its spindle it'll pull out easily by hand. if not then you'll prob need a hub puller.
the bearing runners normally won't fall apart.

unless the centre plastic coupler holding the runners together has been torn off due to the inner runner being seized solid onto the spindle and the hub was forced off too hard like this.

but even then, the ball bearings are held inside their retaining cage

Thanks, this will be a great help.