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BEFORE YOU START
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DISCLAIMER:
Our pictorials are of informative nature and do illustrate works carried out by ourselves at our own premises for our own use and satisfaction.
Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
Our pictorials are of informative nature and do illustrate works carried out by ourselves at our own premises for our own use and satisfaction.
Readers who envisage to carry out similar works inspired by the below method shall do this at their own risks and liability.
NOTE: Brake drums of a Dacia / Renault Duster are shown here but replacement of brake shoes is identical or similar on almost all Dacia models, in particular on Sandero, Dokker, Lodgy as well as many Peugeot, Citroën and Renault vehicles.
Removing the brake drums on a Dacia or Renault Duster
Click on the below link for the brake drums removal:
Removing the brake shoes on any car
To remove the brake shoes on any French car, proceed as follows:
- dismount the two springs using the special pliers
- dismount the automatic gap adjustment mechanism
- dismount the brake shoe holding spring and pin
- take off the hand brake cable from the brake shoe to the right
You can try to use flat screw drivers of different sizes to dislodge the springs of the brake shoes if you have no special pliers, or simply because it is easier to use them in some cases, but pay attention the refitting which is much more difficult, thus the need to have the proper tools at hand.
Once the return springs and the automatic brake adjuster have been removed, it's time to take off the brake shoes holding springs and their pins:
Finally, slide the hand brake cable out of its retaining tab on the brake shoe and that's it!
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Refitting new brake shoes on the Dacia Duster or any French car
For refitting new brake shoes, please proceed as follows:
- replace the rear brake cylinder
- clean well the brake shoes plate with a cleaning spray like Carb spray
- apply little brake grease to the plate, where the brake shoes come into contact
- patiently, proceed with reversing the above steps...
- ...by re-inserting the hand brake cable into the brake shoe
- ...fixing the brake shoes to the plate with the pins and springs
- ...fitting the automatic brake gap adjustment mechanism
- ...refitting all springs
- ...checking all accessories are well fitted
Grease is supplied with the original Renault brake shoes, apply it as shown here:
Do not forget to introduce the handbrake cable properly into its seat, with the spring well inserted in its seats on both sides:
Pay attention to the fact springs get distorted when you dismantle them, make sure to re-adjust their shape and alignment with pliers if you're reusing them.
It is always recommended to replace springs and the automatic brake adjustment mechanism.
New ones are either supplied with the brake shoes or sold alone, check further below on this page.
New ones are either supplied with the brake shoes or sold alone, check further below on this page.
Once done, proceed with the following checks:
- springs are parallel
- brake shoes are well fitted to their fixing plate at the bottom and to the hydraulic cylinder at the top
- the washers which hold their fixing spring to the pin are well oriented compared to their pin (90 degrees).
Before refitting the drum, try the drum and make sure there's no gap left with the brake shoes, or else, use a screwdriver on the automatic adjustment mechanism to pull away the brake shoes in a manner to eliminate the gap.
The drum must go in while touching the brake shoes and with some difficulty.
The drum must go in while touching the brake shoes and with some difficulty.
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Important note specific to the Dacia or Renault Duster, concerning the hand brake
On the Dacia Duster, you need to dismantle the rear plastic console for accessing the hand brake mechanism inside the car, and attach the hand brake cable to the handle with cable ties as shown.
If you don't do so, your hand brake cable could simply slip out of the handle while removing or installing the brake shoes.
You can still intervene inside the car any time and fix it, but keep in mind that you will need to do so anyhow.
If you don't do so, your hand brake cable could simply slip out of the handle while removing or installing the brake shoes.
You can still intervene inside the car any time and fix it, but keep in mind that you will need to do so anyhow.
