Rear brake shoes

[floatinghead]

I’m replacing my e21 brake shoes for the first time myself and wanted to know if I need to remove the hub off the axle? And if so, will I be messing with the bearings or just the hub itself? Plus it looks awkward replacing springs behind the hub.

 

Thanks,

 

Baron

 

 

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[halboyles]

Definitely not necessary to remove the hub.  There are many posts on doing this job.  Try the search function.

[floatinghead]

Thanks. I’ve searched through but most talked about installation and not removal. Just want to make sure I’m not making things harder than I need to!


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[02Les]

Apparently, a little known section here on the faq………..

https://www.bmw2002faq.com/articles.html/technical-articles/history-and-reference/bmw-2002-service-repair-manual-r247/

click on item 7 - Brakes

This will get you started.

[floatinghead]

Sorry for not hitting all the known spots. I usually search google with bmw2002faq in the headline as I generally have poor success with the search function on the site. Just looking for a little moral support I guess as I’d screwed this up on a previous car and I’m still learning how to do this stuff.
I did get it done so feeling good so far. New shoes, drums and wheel cylinders. Now need to bleed wheel cylinder and adjust the shoes...




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[NYNick]

I hear ya on the search thing. Congrats on getting your job done!

 

I've given up searching on FAQ. I go to google, ask the question and click on the links to FAQ. The search function here is terrible.