Hi, I have a 1990 D21 navara ute. it might seem like a silly question but how does the rear brake drum come off?
any help appreciated,
thanks
D21 brake drum
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Re: D21 brake drum
Hi. Not sure on the Navaras but with our Prado, the drums are held on by the calliper which on ours is just two bolts, the hand brake needs to be left off and the adjuster needs to be loosened. Hope this helps, but Toyota and Nissan are different 

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Re: D21 brake drum
i don't think theres anything to unbolt, just back off the brakes (otherwise the lip grabs on the pads) and pull the hubs off. it should have two threaded holes so you can wind in bolts to push the drum off.
Re: D21 brake drum
63swb wrote:Hi, I have a 1990 D21 navara ute. it might seem like a silly question but how does the rear brake drum come off?
any help appreciated,
thanks
This is from the pathfinder manual I have for the 94 model, but it should be the same. I have included both drum and disc brakes here.








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Re: D21 brake drum
As always Pete, great answer.
Simple,
Take wheel off, release handbrake, hit drum with hammer all around, then pull off. If it don't want to move, wind a couple of M8 bolts in the threaded holes in between opposite wheel studs.
This forces the drum off the wheel studs. Easy
Cheers.
how does the rear brake drum come off?
Simple,
Take wheel off, release handbrake, hit drum with hammer all around, then pull off. If it don't want to move, wind a couple of M8 bolts in the threaded holes in between opposite wheel studs.
This forces the drum off the wheel studs. Easy


Cheers.
I keep looking for the loose nut behind the wheel, but I can't find it!!
Re: D21 brake drum
sweet thanks for the help, i thought that was the case but just wasn't too sure and thought there might of been another trick to getting them off