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    Are drums extremely close tolerance (tight, can't get drum over new OEM brake shoes)?

    I've never seen anything like this, the adjusters are reset, e brake off, but drum won't quite go over shoes. Any ideas? It looks perfect, but maybe the slight rust ridge on the drum is the issue? I've never had drums that couldn't be adjusted loose enough to not even touch the shoes. Tks!



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    You didn't mention what year Mirage you are working on. You can check THIS post for a few ideas.

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    You may find that some aftermarket shoes do not fit correctly. It seems that the Mirage likes OEM shoes.

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    2015, OEM Akebono shoes from Mitsu, correct shoes
    I have never touched the adjuster nut in the console, does that always need to be backed off?

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    Also, the axle stub has oil on it. Now contaminated with rust crumbs. Necessary to re oil? What oil? Thanks all, I'm working in the wet weather

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    I just pulled my drums off a few days ago to check the shoes. Without moving the shoes or touching anything, I still needed to "persuade" one of the drums back on. I set the drum on the stub axle as far as it would go, and then used my hands to clamp/squeeze the drum into position. If that didn't work, I was ready to go for a hammer.

    Make sure the stub axle is clean. A little bit of oil on it may help. Nothing is rotating on the stub axle surface. The stub axle is just holding the inner rear wheel bearing race. But some oil on the stub axle will help seat the bearing race as you slide the drum on. A bunch of rust and junk on the stub axle isn't going to help. So make sure that surface is clean. Put any kind of oil on it you have handy.


    I disassembled the rear brakes on my 2015 and then put everything back together. I did not install new brake shoes. I just put the same shoes back on. Guess what...my drums didn't fit back on! Here's how I got them back on...

    Once the new brake shoes are installed, both shoes can still move right/left and up/down a slight amount on the backing plate. Your problem may just be that the shoes aren’t perfectly positioned right now. This is usually easy to see by sticking your head into the rear fender-well and looking behind the drum as you slide it on. You may have to nudge the shoes right/left or up/down to center them in the drum. Once you do that, the drums should slip on.

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    2015, OEM Akebono shoes from Mitsu, correct shoes
    I have never touched the adjuster nut in the console, does that always need to be backed off?
    It doesn’t always have to be backed off but it sometimes helps. I’ve had some with sticky e-brake cables.
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    got it!

    Quote Originally Posted by Fummins View Post
    It doesn’t always have to be backed off but it sometimes helps. I’ve had some with sticky e-brake cables.
    I wiggled, forced, etc. till it went on. Felt tight to turn drum by hand, so I pulled e brake handle and that aligned everything, smooth as new.
    Thanks all. I got one side done.
    I didn't oil the axle stub, I just wiped off the residue. Should be ok I guess? Stub was clean, like new.

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    Notice the parking brake lever in the top (after) photo, compared to the (before) lower photo.



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