Frusterated as hell - please help

[ekopel]

this is on a 97 V6 1mz with rear discs.

Ok, So i replaced the wheels and wheel studs 3 days ago and since then the Parking brake has been rubbing the inner side of the drum even when the star adjuster is set all the way in and the cable is set to loose. I've taken the damn thing apart 10 times and am really fed up with it.

Please someone tell me something about why this is happening.

-Eric

[Hajoca]

Are you sure that it is the shoes that is rubbing, and not something else, like spring end, cable end if it is too loose, etc?

[ekopel]

spring end and cable end? the only thing that looks remotely close to the drum is the brake shoes themselves. this is all i can see and i have taken my time looking closeley at it.

[Zembonez]

Is it possible that the new wheel studs you used are thicker at the base and rubbing on something? Just a thought.

[ekopel]

i checked that too. they are technically not camry studs, although the head size is the exact same and the knurl diameter is .02 mm less (aka, doesnt matter). The studs have like 3/4 inch clearance. I thought about that one also.

[Zembonez]

That's crazy. Afraid I am just no help then. Good luck.

[ekopel]

someones gotta have something...

[ekopel]

the last thing i want to do is take it to toyota and get butt raped for parts and labor- especially since i know how to do this stuff.

[cruisn76]

Did you check the rotor/disc for warpness?

[BMR]

How did you remove and replace the studs? I've always just used a hammer to drive them out and the new ones back in, which I really don't like to do. I've heard there is a special tool to do the job sort of like a gear puller, but when I've asked about them at the auto parts stores, they look at me like they think I'm nuts and tell me to just use a hammer.

If that's what you did, maybe the wheel bearing got damaged in the process?... and the scraping noise you're hearing isn't from the parking brake? I presume you're hearing a scraping noise, and that's why you think there's something wrong with the parking brake???

[ekopel]

yeah, i also used a hammer. I used lube though and they came out with like 3 hits. I also had it in a vice, so it didn't put any pressure on the bearing. I am going to pull off the entire handbrake assembly today and drive around with it completely off. If the noise is still there, its probably the bearing im assuming, if it isn't, then we know what it was. I will let you know in a couple of hours what happens.

[ekopel]

they are not warped.

[camry93]

If you have not already completely removed the springs and pivot arms in the parking brake shoes you should try that, chances are the pivoting cam arms are seized so the rear shoe is always contacting the drum no matter where the star adjusted is.
If that is not the problem try assembling the wheel without the parking brake shoes on and see if the noise is still there.