Hi guys,
Im new here and this is my first topic in this forum.
Ive recently had loads of problems with my IS200, the rear brakes making a lot of grinding noise.
The car is now in a local garage but doesnt know how to fix the fault.
The car was due for some new disc and pads so i changes all 4 corners with new pads, then i realised the rear shoes were also nearly finished so that was also changed.
The brakes went really soft and weak but i was aware of this as being new disc and pads and i know they
require some time to harden but the noise it was making was unbarable.
I have found that the noise was caused by the rear of the car and now the car is on a ramp we discovered that the problem is the springs and clips in the rear shoes.
We didnt have problems changing the tension clips but the spring that pushes back the plate also known as "plate separater" seems really difficult to replace. the garage doesnt know how to remove the hub to make more room to access the springs.
Please if anyone has had this problem before or know how to replace these springs and clips let me know as my car has been in the garage for 6days now.
Im sorry that the description is very brief
appreciate your time!
Kai
