Re: Had this problem before, 49 Custom 8 won't go into gear

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/11/24 15:34:14

Just to get the nomenclature right, the friction surfaces for disc brakes are "pads", for drum brakes they are "shoes".

Looks like the shoe is cocked, probably because the retainer failed. If you can just push the shoe back flat against the backing plate the drum should come right off. Alternatively, you might also go around to the back of the backing plate; for the cocked shoe there will what looks like a nail head about half way between the ends of the shoe (it's just visible in your photo). You might try pulling it outwards towards the center of the car - if the innards are still in place it will return the shoe to it's correct position against the backing plate and allow the drum to come off.