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Knocking the backplate back has worked. The backplates are quite rusty and two layers of metal have bowed apart and were putting pressure on the disks. The old disks would seize up quite badly if I didn't use the car for a few days and it had been outside in the rain and it now seems likely the back...

I am happy with the disks I have bought and positive they are the right ones. The old ones do exactly the same thing so it's not the disks at fault. I will try fitting the disk and tapping the back plate out. The old disk took a lot of persuasion to come off so it's possible the backplate was deform...

NEW INFO: I have tried putting the disk on without the handbrake shoes attached and when I tighten the tork screws the disk still doesn't spin. So the positioning of the handbrake shoes does not appear to be the problem. The disk is stopping on the back plate. I had to hit the old disks quite hard t...

Thanks for the posts, all your help is very much appreciated. The shoes are the correct way round. The small slots are on the cable holder and the larger ones on the adjuster. When the tork screws are not tightened, there is still friction although they will turn with a bit of effort. I have tried p...

When I do the tork screws up, the disk doesn't move! It's wedged firm. I must be doing something wrong but I can't put my finger on it. I have the cable holder and the adjuster the right way round and the handbrake shoes look like they are seated nicely.

I have a 2003 1.8 406. I'm replacing rear pads, disks and handbrake shoes. I have fitted the handbrake shoes and cannot get the disks to move freely. I have the set the toothed cog adjuster at it's shortest length and made the handbrake cable very loose which was slackened off inside the car underne...