95 1mz coupe Parking brake

[justchillinjefe]

I am driving a 95 1mz coupe with disk brakes all around.
I put new parking brake shoes on the rear and now can't get the new (or old) rotor onto the hub. The star wheel is fully retracted, everything is connected correctly.
I have tried shimmying the pads around while pushing the rotor on but can only get the rotor halfway over the brake shoes. The parking brake is released.

Any tips? I am sure I am using the right rotor, because it is identical to the old one.

[abew330]

are you sure the shoe adjuster set properly?



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[justchillinjefe]

I am sure I assembled it correctly. I used the exact same diagram from the dealer's parts dept. At first I had the adjuster cam reversed, which could have explained the rotor not fitting.
I replaced the cam correctly and still the same problem of the rotor not fitting.

I bought the shoes from napa, special order for a 95 1mz sedan/coupe. They looked identical to the old...

Any insight would be appreciated.

[BamZipPow]

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Did you check to make sure the shoes are exactly the same? Reassemble with the old shoes and see if the rotor will fit over the old setup.

[justchillinjefe]

Problem solved. Here is what I did.

I noticed that the brake shoes from NAPA were nearly identical besides the fact that the asbestos on the shoes were glued on slightly different. I Cut off some of the asbestos to make it line up with the original brake shoe, then put the rotor on, and put on all 5 lug nuts.

The rotor would not go all the way on, it would only go about half the distance of the shoes. I tightened all of the lugs down just as if I were putting the tire on and the rotor seated all the way down over the shoes.

At this point the rotor was very tight on the shoes and I was not able to spin the hub with my hand. I put the tires on anyways, started it up and threw it in reverse. With slight pressure on the gas pedal the rear wheels moved and wore away a slight amount of the asbestos, allowing the wheels to move freely.

I followed up by driving around the block, and hitting the ebrake, making sure that the car came to a complete stop. Upon releasing the brake, the car would move again.

100 miles later, the ebrake still works fine, with no grinding noises like before, and there is no noise while rolling either direction without the ebrake on.