Here is part 2 of this 2 part video. If you haven’t seen part 1 or “Drum Brakes a Quick Look” click the links below. Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FO…
Replacing Drum Brake Shoes Part 2 – EricTheCarGuy
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good & helpful video!
good job myan :)
I tried to replace my rear brake shoes on my 2004 kia Sedona. they have
lasted 150,000 miles ( eight years ) which is amazing. well once I had the
new shoes on I fought with getting the drum on for over two hours. I have
the adjuster all the way in as low as possible yet the drums still would
not fit. Is this because the drum is possibly warped ? maybe egg shaped
now? I had to install the old shoes back on.
Thank you! I learned a lot. Keep on doing what you are doing.
Cute toes. Ha ha. Seriously tho, I dig your videos. Thank you
Eric – Thank you so much! Your videos are all very concise and clearly
narrated. I really appreciate what I have learned from you.
Keep up the great work
Chris
Just as an additional note, if you are working on some older classic cars,
some of the newer brake springs are not as robust as the originals and do
not work as well. This was my experience with some early 70’s Mopars.
@CRAZYCHICKIN Try pushing the wheel cylinder in at the top in the same way
you would a caliper piston. Just take the shoes and push in on it from both
sides at the same time and then try to install the drum.
Great video, very helpful, thanks for the tutorial.
very well done. thanks for taking the time to post.
He isn’t the American hero he is the American Dream
i see one huge mistake 🙂 you should never station your jack under the back
axel or bridge or what ever you would like to call it, because you could
ruin the tracking of the car and pay for many weels 🙂
Eric, Thanks so much for posting this…I’m good at pretty much at every
other home repairs on vehicles but I have always have avoided drum brake
replacements since I was very young. I now have to replace the drum brakes
on my classic vehicle and your video has helped me. I really appreciate you
taking the time out to make this video for us. Take care and be well…
Great video, as usual. You da man, Eric!
Excellent videos, thank you so much. btw, I do the same thing, wearing the
most comfortable footwear I can find when I’m doing work like this. =)
excellent!
thanks
Ummm.. this will save my life when I do my brakes tomorrow. I don’t have
those specialized tools, but I’m sure I’ll be ok. With the shoe adjustment
near the end, I hear that braking while reversing will self-adjust the
shoes, true? (2003 F. Windstar)
How come u not wearing boots lol sandals will cut ur foot off ::LL
Thank you Eric for the very helpful videos,you are the best….
Wow Man your videos have been such a help! Thanks A lot and Keep up the
good work brotha! Awesome!
@lemingsoup Thank you!
why isn’t this guy using jack stands?
I’m sure if I looked hard enough I could find something to rant about.
Maybe how this or that was wrong,but bottom line is you did fine. Thanx Xxx
thank god for this guy
LMAO!!! Those springs don’t care about you!
@memorycdrew GM actually.
@boba78911 That’s a great tip, thanks for your input.
Cheers for this video eric, it gave me the confidence to give my own brakes
a shot, they looked a little different on a datsun 1000, but the same sort
of things applied. You saved me alot of money, and above all gave me a good
learning experience, cheers mate!
by chance do you how how to clean the fuel injectors and locate them on a
ford f150 1997
thanks, man! hadn’t touched drum brakes since auto school and this was a
nice brush-up for a job coming soon.
@Naptownstreetsquid It’s really not that expensive and it makes all the
difference really. Good luck and thanks for the comment.
If you get grease on the new lining, you need to get some sand paper and
sand off thegease and dirt from the lining. If you don’t remove the grease,
they will contaminate the new lining as you use the brake.
Eric has a good point in this video: 1. Get the proper tools 2. Spring will
hurt you if you are not careful. I did new brakes for my past car few years
back and didn’t get the tools. It took 3+ hours to change front discs,
pads, shoes, drums etc and about 80% time i was fighting with the springs
and putting band-aid to my fingers.
I’ve never understood why in this day in age automakers still use rear
drums on cheap cars. it’s allot more hardware to manufacture than a simple
rotor and caliper with two tiny pads… why use do they still use this
1960’s technology?
your touching your Linnigs whit your gloves that have Grease when those
linnigs get hot they could lock up that grease gets sticky linnigs are like
a sponge
i use multi colored paint pens to mark the parts and where they attach
good video dude really helped
i did everything you said on this and got my wheel bearing changes and
brakes replaces, one thing though is my e brak has no power anymore.
knowing me i probably tugged it too hard too much, any suggestions?
Nice!! 😉
This video is great help thank you so much for the great work and knowlege
that you passing on thank you again God Bless
Cool stuff thanks
@11Stucat Yea new shoes may smell for a couple of days but if it stays
longer than a week it’s worth looking into.
I am watching this because the guy I got my vehicle from didn’t replace the
hardware and it broke on me as I was pulling a trailer down the road. It
could have been very ugly and I am fortunate the road was deserted. The
spring kit cost $7.50 with tax. Let’s count the cost. $7.50 vs my life,
(and any other bystanders). “not in the budget” is not an option
henceforth! But don’t stop teaching. thanks for taking the time.
Wow Thanks Eric the Car Guy! Great Job
What are the sprays you used? Will whiye lithium grease work for anti-seize?
Thanks for sharing.
just did mine on my 99 outback, did both Park Brake and Caliper Pads. Park
Brake the same as drum brakes just on a smaller Scale.
@EricTheCarGuy Thanks for the advice. That seemed to work.