so when the backing plate says "left" is that drivers side or passenger side? also should the E brake hole face forward..
Driver's side is the left as you look at the front of the car. Since you don't say what car or brakes you have, I would think that the E-brake hole is in the forward position. Most cables for those come from the front of the vehicle.
Yes the drivers side is the left. I might have been better to say "Driver's side is the left as you look out the front of the car while sitting in the seat....". You choice of words might have the person looking at the front of the car while standing in front of it giving the wrong answer. Maybe you were the victim of the dreaded "auto correct". Charlie Stephens
In left hand drive cars the left side is the the drivers side...In all cases the left side of the car is "the cars left" or the left side as you are sitting in it... or simply "drivers left".
Yes that's correct. Some newer vehicles have the brake cable hole on the front of one backing plate and on the rear of the other. Only one part number needed that way, I guess.
In England the steering wheel is on the right. In the USA the steering wheel is on the left. If that helps?
Another way to view it is to pretend you are the car as you sit in the seat looking out the front window. The right and left for the car is the same as the right and left for you. Charlie Stephens
Man, do I ever feel like an idiot. I usually re-read my posts, but in this case, I did not. Thanks for catching that.
So this was on the passenger side, it came already mounted. E brake is facing rear which is why I questioned originallay. Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
When it shipped the adjusters fell out I just put it there so I don’t forget it, first pic is passenger side and second pic is driver side.
This is my left side rear with the axle out for my seals and bearing job I did a few weeks ago 20180415_155434 by Chappy444 posted May 14, 2018 at 10:04 PM
no, 1 small and 1 big, I have figured whoever installed them before shipping put them on the wrong sides. guess i have to remove the axles and swap the whole lot over. How do the axles come out. Ford 9" Johns rear end.
with it being a new and never driven the axle should be easy to remove. Just the 4 bolts and a slide hammer maybe?
That hole in the axle plate allows acces to the bolts. You can turn the drum around and use it like a slide hammer against the lug nuts.
I would also wonder why the adjuster fell out during shipping; assuming the drums were in place as usual. Different kind of self-adjusting set-up than the Bendix style I'm used to seeing on 9" rears.
Once I get these axle's out and the backing plates switched out I will have a better idea whats going on. I think the adjusters had just been placed in there poorly.
Another tip is to make sure the adjusters are on the correct sides. as they have right and left threads.
I have removed the axles and swapped the backing plates around and built the brakes back up. all looks good now thanks for the help fellows.