ok so im finally getting around to do my rear wheel studs and i figure while im in there ill do the bearings

but as usual ive gone a bit furhter then i should without knowing what im doing.

SOOOO....my questions:

ive taken off the hub that has the wheel studs in it, and the bearings have come off with it inside this hub thing...is that normal?

...do i just tap the old ones out of there and replace with the new?


also there is 3 like bearings i can see i think...and the middle set is sort of 'floating' in there and and can kind of move around quite easily. (if that makes sense?) is that normal?? do i just when replacing the hub align it into the centre when i push it back on the shaft?


Also with the handbrake mechanism...that bar thing..... how do i swap out the old brake pads and replace the new ones....it looks pretty solid in there and all i did trying to get it out of there was jam my fingers



oh and i appolagise for the bad spelling, and the reference to unknown parts as 'things'....everything to me is a 'doo-ba-wacky', 'thingy-ma-bop' etc etc i dont know the proper names for these objects

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00' Forester GT

Psst, cover your head, someone's gonna be round with a workshop manual in a bit...

Yes that is normal if you have taper roller bearings where the roller bearing itself will fall out in your hand with the outer part of the bearing (Outer bearing race) remaining in the hub. If you have other roller bearing type they should remain in the hub.


Yep knock out the two outer bearing races and put the new ones in.



There are two bearings and a spacer. Just line it up when you replace them



To remove the old shoes, use a screwdriver to lift the brake shoes out of the adjuster pivots at the top of the backing plate. Remove the top spring and remove shoe from handbrake lever and the bottom springs. Make note of the way the shoes go. Make sure you dont lose the adjusting wedges which are located in the top rectangular retainer.

When you replace the shoes ensure you get some in the right size for your drums. It is probably easier and cheaper than machining them to get a set of new drums and shoes in standard. Adjust them appropriately using a 5/16 spanner on the brake adjuster at the rear of the backing plate.

Keep in mind it is probably easier to do all this with the hub replaced because you have a fulcrum point to remove and replace the shoes.

Get yourself a workshop manual too. All the answers lie within

Hope that all helped.

Matt

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