L320 Brake adjuster plate removal

[deerio]

I'm having a bitch of a time removing my brake adjusters for an overhaul... Any tips???

I managed to get one of them off but I honestly don't know what I did that even allowed me to remove the retaining plates. I'm sure it's a lot more simple than I'm making it out to be. Can someone provide a step by step maybe?

[MikeRL411]

It just might help if you told the forum what vehicle you are bitching about!

[deerio]

L320

[datzenmike]

Are these the funny looking U shaped clips? If so they interlock and clip together. See if you can depress the tabs on the bottom one so the top can be tapped back and off.

[deerio]

Yep those are it Mike. That's kinda what I did for the passenger rear side that I was successful with but it just seemed a lot more difficult than I thought it would be. But then again I guess that means they're serving their purpose.

[datzenmike]

Yes they are slightly curved and springy. When assembled they snap together. I think my 710 has them on the backs. It holds the adjuster but allows it to slide to center itself.  Do you still have the oval rubber covers? I assume the L320 has them. My trucks in the past were lost or rubbed off mudding. Without them all manner of mud and salty water gets in and corrodes everything.

[deerio]

The rubber covers have been long gone. I don't believe the previous two owners had them either. The one I managed to remove so far seems to be in decent condition with no corrosion at all. I've cleaned it up and used a hefty amount of anti-seize so now they're ready to replace back onto the backing plate. Gonna try to work on the other ones as soon I get some free time.