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apparently i need new "shoes" for my drum brakes as my handbrake sits ridiculously high at the min to compensate for my "shoes" being worn... so im told, i dont know how drum brakes work so dont know if thats the right word just what i was told...

can someone please post a link to what it is i actually need as i havent got a clue.

thanks in advance

the shoes are the two big curved bits either side

You can get them from GSF for under £20

the h/brake on our 9n was very high so we suspected worn out rear brake shoes (100k+ miles), but when we took the drums off there was no problem .
so we adj the hbrake cable which was under a cover behind the lever in side the car , sorted .


IMO if you don't feel confident rear brake shoes are not the place to learn car 'doings' (especially this weather!).

start with the Haynes manual .

step dad used to be a mechanic il make him do it lol, thanks though i keep meaning to pick up a Haynes manual. my step dad also looked at adjusting the handbrake but said the adjustment levels were fine so it had to be the shoes.

thanks for looking out though.