Ford Focus: Rear brake adjustment UK Focus 1.6 Zetec

Mick wrote: 

Rear brake adjustment of course is automatic. If you only want to
adjust the handbrake, there is no need to remove the drums.

If you want to access the shoes, the best way *in my opinion* is
to remove the 4 bolts holding the bearing carrier to the hub.
These can be seen from under the car, looking at the brake
backplate. The drum complete with bearing carrier comes off as
one unit. Doing it this way does not involve disturbing the
bearings at all, and means you have much more room to
remove/replace the shoes if needed. If ABS is fitted, you have to
do a bit of jiggling with the sensor wire.

There are those that will tell you that it is too difficult to
get to the bolts, or even that the bolts are prone to
breaking(?). However this method is as described by the admirable
Mr Haynes, and is also the way my local dealer does them. Later
Escorts were exactly the same and I've done a number of them
without a problem.

HTH

Chris

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"Mick" <co.uk> wrote in message
news:com... 

If you want to adjust the handbrake it will be done by tightening the screw
just at the handbrake handle. If you want I can send detailed instructions
to do it.

Chris Whelan <com> wrote in message news:<XiGTd.297$ntli.net>... 

Thanks for the info Chris. Not got this reply yet via BTOpenworld
newsgroups.....hence replying via Google.
Does disconnecting and re-connecting the ABS lead cause any
probles/warning lights to come up on next engine start??
Handbrake is quite high up, so want to adjust that. I was always
"told" that the rear shoes should be checked/adjusted first before the
cable slack is taken up. There is a little movement on the brake
pedal, so I just want to check that the adjusters are doing their job
properly first.

Mick