rear drum brake swap?

[Chobobulous]

I should pull these for people. I have not seen a rusty one yet.

[vinelandidiot13]

I was unable to get spindle if i need it ill go back it might not be till next week to i didn't realize but i also got rusted rotor with it total 25$

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[Pu241]

Might not need the spindle if we can use the Aspire one you already have mounted.
Just thinking if it was cheap we could us it or you could have sold it.
Uh, don't understand why you would have got a rotor though.

[vinelandidiot13]

That was by accident cause i really no nothing and did not realize till home

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[Pu241]

I should pull these for people. I have not seen a rusty one yet.

Yes, you should, there are at least two people looking for one or a set now.

[vinelandidiot13]

They have one other at my junkyard better condition but couldn't get strut bolt off cause head rounded

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[vinelandidiot13]

Im gonna come out sounding stupid where is spindle located

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[Chobobulous]

The spindle is the piece the brake drum slides onto.

[vinelandidiot13]

Ok so when i take off grease cap and nut i pull off brake drum and i will locate there? Do i need to remove back plate to remove spindle?

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[Chobobulous]

The back plate is held in place by the spindle. It is sandwiched between the spindle and the rear beam. Someone please correct me if im wrong.

The large crush nut that holds the drum on, 29mm iirc, fastens onto the spindle.

[vinelandidiot13]

Do i need to remove the bolts behind strut?

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[Pu241]

Do i need to remove the bolts behind strut?

Yes, that is why I previously asked you to look at the nuts, not bolts behind your current back plate.

How did you get the back plate from the junkyard if you didn't remove the spindle?

Just confirming, you do have a Festiva drum?

You need to really clean-up the backing plate from the JY.
Wouldn't hurt to give the back side of it (not the side that hold the brake shoes) a coat or two of paint.
The front side needs to be cleaned very well too, but no paint.

Before you do anything else we need to check:
1) can we use the existing Aspire spindle you have?
2) Can we use the wheel cylinder already on your car, because the one attached to the backing plate you got from the JY has seen better days. I do not know if the Aspire and Festiva wheel cylinders are the same I will have to research that.
3) You are going to need new rear brake hardware; the springs, clips, and pins you see on the JY backing plate.
4) I'm pretty sure the Aspire self adjuster will not fit on the Festiva backing plate. You are going to have to really clean and free up the adjuster. This is going to require more penetrating oil and a good wire brush and a small hammer and vise.

Then we can do the swap.

[vinelandidiot13]

I was lucky enough to find just the back plate on the one vehicle

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[vinelandidiot13]

I think as soon as i have the chance i will go back for the other but most of the nuts are completely seized i may just be cutting them

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[vinelandidiot13]

And yes i ordered drum brake new

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