Rear Brakes

Asked by Zingnut Apr 12, 2008 at 03:54 PM about the 2002 Dodge Grand Caravan

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Rear brake drums are stuck. Which way does the star wheel turn to loosen the shoes? Also, are there any special tricks to getting it loose?

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casper271 answered 16 years ago

it depends on how they were installed (I have done a few that were backwards) You might want to get the car towed to a brake shop and get them to remove the drums.

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