Mitsubishi Canter - How to remove rear drums?

[Willu1700l]

Hi, I have got a 2000 reg 3.5t canter and need to remove the rear drums so sort out a braking problem but i cant get it to shift.

 

I have removed the rear wheels but i cant see any other retaining screws holding the drum on but it wont shift.

 

I have tried removing the half shaft but this doesnt seem to help at all.

 

Does any one know how to do it?

 

Does anyone know where i could get a workshop manual for it too?

 

Thanks

 

Will

[niftysteve]

heres an electronic manual

MITSUBISHI CANTER PARTS & WORKSHOP MANUAL | eBay

[gensetsteve]

Not worked on a canter but most drums have a wear ridge which you need to get the shoe over. Back the linnings right off. I tend to grind the lip off to make it easier next time.

[Pedroski]

Make sure the hand brake is off.

[Willu1700l]

Thats great thanks nifty steve just bought one so hopefully it will answer all my questions.

 

Cheers

 

Will

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Make sure the hand brake is off.

 

Priceless!!! Only a numpty would make that mistake!

Obviously I never have, honestly, erm...

 

 

 

 

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[swinny]

Not worked on a canter but most drums have a wear ridge which you need to get the shoe over. Back the linnings right off. I tend to grind the lip off to make it easier next time.

 

Correct Not sure just on the system to back the rear shoes off on these....

 

You could try to back the hand brake cable off as sometimes the rear brakes don't get adjusted properly and people just tighten the handbrake cable!

 

Keep trying to get them off, a bar at each side of the drum. Good to give the drum a good couple of wacks with the hammer near the stud holes to see if that free's it off a bit.

 

As said, bar at eather side and try pry it off, side to side. There is a possibility that the friction material may come away from the shoe if the lip on the drum is quite large.

 

With the hand brake backed off, you adjust the drums back up after and then the hand brake.

 

I also use a grinder to take the lip off the drum also

[gensetsteve]

I have a large copper hide mallet which is a great help. I like the dead blow idea rather than the club hammer bouncing off steel to steel. It some how feels kinder and discs and drums always seem to fall off after a few blows some drums just rely on the wheel to hold them on so could just be rusted on.

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poke your head behind the back plate theres a screw for backing the shoes off,

persuade drums off with rubber maul,crowbars,did em on my old truck was a mare until i was told where the adjuster was.

[Billy]

Most drums I have dealt with have a small hole or slot on the back, usually at the bottom with a star wheel inside use this to back the shies right off then batter the drum and it should come off