The impact driver is a great tool to remove those phillips head screws. It
worked on my Jetta. Even taking a large, 'expendable' phillips screw
driver
and putting it on the screw, pu****ng in, turning to loosen, and then
hitting it with a hammer will usually work.
"89GMC" <dziarcak@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> On Jul 26, 9:27 pm, "PhilO" <ph...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> "Lawernce" <lt36...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>
>> news:41c74378bdc82aecda125dfc3cd7fc54@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > I'm assuming the hand brake cable is OK because it takes pressure to
>> > apply
>> > it. I tried checking the drum brakes but I can't remove the phillips
>> > scews in the drums. Any suggestions?
>>
>> This is getting scary ...where did you find philips screws to begin
>> with?
>> You are obviousllly over your head with this , the cable on the
handbrake
>> will stretch even if the brakes are already locked in place. Try
another
>> newsgroup that is frequented a bit more , a general automobile
newsgroup.
>> The problem you have is not Kia specific so any car newsgroup will do ,
>> don't do anything else till you really know what you are doing !
>
> Someone is over their head here and it's not the OP, there are philips
> screws holding the drums on. Best way to get them off is to get an
> impact driver:
>
>
http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/product.do?cat=Mechanics+Tools&pid=00947641000&vertical=TOOL&subcat=Automotive+Specialty+Tools&BV_UseBVCookie=Yes
>
> Had this same problem on my van, try tapping on the drums with a
> rubber mallet. With mine I had to back up a few feet, and it let go
> finally. You could break something doing that, so try at your own
> risk. I ended up adjusting the equalizers for the ebrake to get the
> pedal travel inside the car back within spec. To find the spec for
> your car, try www.kiatechinfo.com. Should have some good diagrams
> there too.
>
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