Handbrake help please

[sheehan879]

For the past couple of days there has been an intermitent grinding noise from my rear wheel and the handbrake has been really loose. When I took the wheel off I found this










I have taken the whole shoe off now and I take it the bent pin in the first pic should be straight like the other one.

My question is do i just need a new pin and spring and when i come to refit how the hell do i take the wheel hub off to get the shoe back on. I tried turning the big nut in the middle but didn't want to try too hard as it was on the bmw jack and it didn't look very safe.

Also after I took the shoe off it was driving fine then there was a clunk and something was catching on the wheel as I drove and the handbrake went very stiff. I parked up and could not see anything, after I reversed out of the parking bay and carried on the sound went.

Cheers,

[sheehan879]

sorry, just realised its in the wrong section

[hennabm]

Did the pin pull through the hole in the back plate? If so you might need to think about putting a small washer on the pin before refitting.
The big nut does NOT need to be undone to remove brake shoes or wheel cylinders. It is a case of fitting the shoes and the springs around the hub and then fastening them down by the pins and twisty bit.