Rear backing plate removal

[VeeDubMan]

I'm trying to remove the rear backing plates on my '71 bay. I've stripped as much as possible but can't shift the thing that houses the star adjusters. It looks like there's a locating pin in there which is well rusted up. Here are some pics from another thread to illustrate the bit I mean:

The locating pin in the picture above is just behind the end of springy bit on the hand-brake cable.

Any ideas how to remove this? I've soaked in WD40, used some heat, tried to get something in there to lever it out, but it doesn't look like it's moving.

 

[VeeDubMan]

It's OK, I've done it!

There's a dowel pin which threads through the star-adjuster housing and backing plate and into the rear hub assembly. What worked was hitting the dowel-pin hard from under the van and drifting it out. It came out attached to the backing-plate/star-adjuster housing and it was then that I realised the star-adjuster housing is spot-welded to the backing plate anyway, so that doesn't come off.

Right, I can carry on with rear spring-plate removal now so I can fit the Red 9 Design lowered versions.

 

[ground hugger]

Hi you dont have to remove the back plates,to change the spring plates.Unless your renewing them(back plates that is)

 

[VeeDubMan]

Yeah, renewing everything while I'm there. It's all a right mess and I don't want to strip everything again once the van's back on the road.

 

[ground hugger]

You do right.I had to do the same the back plates where like tissue paper :shock: