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Stuart_B - 20/10/08 at 06:59 PM

hi all, i got a saxo a few months a go for a car to learn to drive in. it is a saxo, 1.1, forte, year 2000 if it makes any diffrance, and i want to change the rear drums and shoes. as i have changed the front disc and pads.

i was wondering were would be the best place to get the drums and shoes from?

i have looked on ebay and they are 45.00 for the drums and 15.00 for the shoes, are these about the right price or not? plus postage of £10 for the drums and £5 for the shoes

thanks

stuart

p.s. it is 4 stud as they make a 3stud saxo.

[Edited on 20/10/08 by Stuart_B]

pewe - 20/10/08 at 07:02 PM

Try GSF or Eurocarparts. Cheers, Pewe

meany - 20/10/08 at 07:06 PM

look at the online catalogue on here, i always think they are reasonably priced.
note: check for drums being sold in singles and not pairs.

http://www.brakeparts.co.uk/

tomblyth - 20/10/08 at 07:23 PM

http://www.brakeworld.co.uk/

what area do you live in?

rusty nuts - 20/10/08 at 07:56 PM

You may want to change the rear wheel bearings as well as they have to be pressed out of the drum in order to reuse them . Also get new hub nuts as they have to be "staked" into the stub axle groove. Probably worth fitting new rear wheel cylinders as well then you should be able to forget about the rears for a while

britishtrident - 20/10/08 at 08:24 PM

Don't go mad just fit new shoes and check the wheel cylinders for leaks.

It is normal practice only replace the drums if they are badly scored. -- in any case the rear brakes on a Saxo don't do any stopping ---- 95% of the stopping is done by the front brakes.

Stuart_B - 21/10/08 at 07:05 AM

it is just that the handbrake is not good, and the drums do need replacing, as i took them of and had a look, before i brought them.

thanks

stuart

mcerd1 - 21/10/08 at 07:27 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Stuart_B
it is just that the handbrake is not good, and the drums do need replacing, as i took them of and had a look, before i brought them.

thanks

stuart


I had a 3 stud 106 - the handbrakes are never all that good (as I'm sure Mango & McSpeedy will tell you)

keeping them adjusted properly is you best bet - I replaced the whole lot, wheel cylinders, levers, shoes, drums, bearings - and it hardly made any difference in the end (apart from being easier to work on each time they needed a adjusting)

Stuart_B - 22/10/08 at 07:16 PM

hi, thanks for the reply's and the links, i have order the new bits now, so jsut wait till they trun up.

thanks

stuart

coin99 - 4/1/09 at 10:02 PM

Hi, u could try
www.qbpbrakes.co.uk
they always offer a very competative price as well.

[Edited on 4/1/09 by coin99]

[Edited on 4/1/09 by coin99]