After searching and viewing a thread on here with a link it says to remove the rear brake discs by tapping them off with a hammer or screwing two bolts into the holes to force it off. Tried but not moving at all, I know there are brake shoes on the inner rear so assume it's these or very bad rust holding them on, any ideas the best way to get them off?

After searching and viewing a thread on here with a link it says to remove the rear brake discs by tapping them off with a hammer or screwing two bolts into the holes to force it off. Tried but not moving at all, I know there are brake shoes on the inner rear so assume it's these or very bad rust holding them on, any ideas the best way to get them off?

 

Silly question but have you released the hand brake lol

 

Also, have you tried to adjust the hand brake shoes using the little grommet hole located on the disks them selves. loosen the brake up and then try again.

Anthony, if the handbrake is not engaged, it could be one of three possibilites, why you cannot remove the disk.

1. check the adjustment on the cable under the handbrake, this will require removal of the the centre consol. using a 10mm spanner undo the nut on the cable, to free up or slacken both cables. this will assist you later.

 

2. Once rear wheel is removed, on disk, you may see a phillips head screw. some zeds have them some dont. this will need removing to enable removing the disk. Very rarley can they be just undone with a screwdriver, hence an impact driver with suitable philips head that is not too big or to small, use the type that you can hit with a hammer and make sure it is set to unwind not tighen, as you will strip the head and then be forced to drill out and replace.

 

3. Following number 1, with the handbrake in the off position, and cable loosened, on the disk is a rubber grommet on the outer edge, set this to 6 o'clock, prise this out, and it will reveal an adjuster, using a flat screwdriver, you can adjust the inner shoes, either loosen to get the dam disk off, or when its off, clean all parts with brake cleaner, and lubricate.

Put disk back on, and adjust the shoes to touch the inner of the drum, then back 1/4 of a turn, to enable free spinning of the drum/disk.

 

HAve a look at this, should make it clearer.

http://www.300zx.co.uk/cgi-bin/manual.cgi?list=br&dir=&config=&refresh=&direction=forward&scale=0&cycle=off&slide=24&design=default&total=56

Once done also stops the handbrake lever looking like an old. style fruit machine.

Stu

you should find here is a hole in the disc hub sruface, between the wheel studs that you can screw an appropriately sized bolt into, which will force the disc off.

Thanks all, a few more smacks and its started started to move!