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Terrible delivery. Messy and cluttered its like watching my dad try to do
brakes.
Big2000Dave, I like your videos. I learn a lot from them. Thanks for being
so helpful to everyone by posting them! Even as I started watching this
particular one though, I said “Man this is going to be a REAL PAIN IN THE
ASS job”. I knew in advance mine would (2004 DX Civic) so I just did the
front pads only and let a mechanic wrestle with those back shoes! Hell with
that I ain’t doin’ it! I used to do my motorcylces drums all the time, back
in the day (they’re all disk nowadays) Cheers!
The clip is called a horse shoe, to remove it easily it is made out of soft
tin, you need to spread it open with a large screw driver or chisel. Then
you tap it out of use long nose pliers the pull it out. Put a new one back
in or re-use the old one. Squeeze the ends together and you are done.
Thank you for making this video you helped me solve a problem on my 2000
Civic.
As for removing those U-Clips, (horseshoe clips), I had new ones anyway.
Used the dremel with a cut-off disc, careful not to nick the pin.
@DriftingFWWA yeah, i was so wound up in the difficulty of this project,
that much of the footage was not taken as needed. I did put together what i
could. Although i hoped this would have been a complete 1st step to last
step DIY, it should only really be used for guidance in some areas of this
job. Always have multiple sources when doing jobs like this. =)
thank you
The bolts are 8mm x 1.25. Yes, the U clip is a confirmed bitch. What I’ve
been doing is take a chisel punch with a sharp tip and hit the U clip with
it where the gap is. That opens it enough to get the screwdriver in there
and that opens it up a little more. To open it the rest of the way, there
are such a thing as lock ring pliers. You want to get a good set, not the
cheap Chinese ones like I have or else the clip will round the tips
rendering it all but useless.
@actionace Good stuff! Thanks!
I know…..not the best way to communicate a point….xD
An easier way to remove the u-clip/horse shoe is to first spread it apart a
bit with a screwdriver. Then push up on the open end using the screwdriver
so that a small gap is created between the middle of the clip and the stud.
Stick a small flat-head in the gap and twist, this will pull the clip out.
To remove the horseshoe clip there’s a type of pliers that I think are used
for piston rings but they have little pins on the tip and they open and
spread the clip when you squeeze them. Still not the easiest thing to do
but better the the old screwdriver and hammer.
I should clarify to use LOCK ring pliers, NOT snap ring pliers! Snap ring
pliers will not work. They are a different thing entirely.
Do as you say, not as you do? ;Compressed air cleaning
you skipped a lot of important steps….
@iecssteve No prob. Just wish i had a better cam and more footage back then.
thanks a lot man that was a wicked easy way to fix my problem
It’s too bad this video is unwatchable due to the unsteady camera. Get a
clue, we don’t need jerky shot of each rear tire. We know where the brakes
are located. Set up a tripod and focus on the rear drums. Any other shot is
pointless unless you enjoy watching a video of someone walking around a
vehicle camcorder in hand with sots of the floor and ceiling in an unsteady
hand.
thank you
@mrmonkeymb thanks for the tip.
@big2000dave No worries, glad to share. I actually found your video when
servicing the drum brakes on my friend’s Accord and thought it was real
funny because we were having the same problem. The clip was a pain in the
@$ till we figured out this trick. Another one that would’ve saved a lot of
time and pain is knowing that Honda has a “Special” tool to easily remove
and replace the upper return spring: Brake spring installer 07LAF-SM40200.
Looks like it costs $30 but sure would’ve been worth it.
On the old drums, you’ll probably have to use a bottoming tap to clean the
threads out.
no doubt. thanks for the tip!
Cool there’s something out there for this P.O.S. car. Not sure it helped
though but at least I saw what’s coming out. Would like to know how to
finally use that funky spring tool I have in my box! BTW: Anyone with a
99-07 Civic lookout for leaking “Cylinder Head Seal”. It’s a $5 round
plastic plug on the left side of the head when facing the engine. The
o-ring shrinks with heat and dumps out most of your oil leading to an
overheat condition and warped/cracked head. It’s a deliberate scam.
1 thing… brake cleean dry rots rubber so now your dust boots on your
wheen cylinder will breakdown. Jst so you know
thanks for the tip. =)
@bucktheusa Well, there was no real way to edit the info we recorded to
make this video extremely helpful. It was a frustrating and sometimes
confusing project. We just winged it and got it right by the end. I’m
looking more forward to doing the timing belt service than this
again…lol…anyway..hope this provides a bit of helpful info to anyone
that needs it.
PLYERS LOL