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davidricardo86
I didn't use PB Blaster or penetrating oil. I just hit it with a hammer lol
The 3/8" chisel worked perfectly, i should've gotten one years ago! I fully recommend it to Mirage owners.
I hit the cap a little too hard like my screwdriver.
I will add some anti seize when they go back on. Upon initial inspection, my brakes look great. They look like they have some life left.
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Hi there,
My Mirage (2017 version) has 48 000 km (+/- 29 000 miles) and I am almost at the end of the second brake pads without ever having checked the rear shoes. I like to do some of the maintenance at home (oil changes, filters, brake fluid change, front brake pads replacement) however I am not confident to open the rear drums as I do not have any torque wrench that goes so high and I think if that is not torqued as expected the full wheel can just fall off while driving. My question is, do you think that I should check my rear drums soon? I had two Peugeot 206 in the past and none of them needed any work on that until 145 000 km (I sold both with this mileage). But from what I read on this forum it looks like the mirage drum brakes are not so good for longevity. I’ve removed the wheel and tried with my phone to see if I could see anything through the adjuster hole but no success. Any thoughts/tips?
Thanks in advance!