Fiat 500 Rear Brake Shoes Replacement, Remove Hub Or Not? same as ford ka 

this is easily the best rear brake servicing video .. i am 78 yrs and have recently serviced a 2021 Fiat Panda Hybrid .. I love mechanicing on vehicles ..the rear wheels were not spinning freely at only 25,000 km from new . one hub was dragging and the other drum was catching slightly .ECONOMY?. with the shoes and hub removed I washed the backplate using brake cleaner .. Brushed a liberal coating of 3M cavity wax rust preventer all over ., Greased all of the brake shoe contact points and reassembled. taking care to copper grease everything which slid or moved . spraying some chain lube into the springs coils and the pivot on the handbrake shoe . The slightly rusty edge on the brake drum was removed using a pad made out of 150 grit emery paper .

Fantastic…wife’s 500 rear brakes failed as the wheel cylinder sprung a leak and I was looking for the procedure to go about replacing it all ( including drums that are 13 years old)…found your vids and they are superb! Thanks so much for posting as it saves rummaging through 5 or 6 pages of a Haynes manual and invariably cocking it up. Top job buddy

Just bought the wife a Fiat 500 and this will help me do the work myself

Cheers for the help. Actually doing work on mk2 Ka as same as the 500 and easier to find 500 videos. Sister's car failed mot as the hsndbrake was barely working on 1 side. My and my mate took it apart to have a look to see what was wrong and the shoe fell apart. The pivot point was stuck but needed new shoes. Got 1 done tonight. Will replace the other tomorrow

Thank you for some very informative how to videos for all 3 on the fiat 500 braking system. And links to parts etc... spot on Very clear and easy to follow.

Informative with no bull. Excellent, many thanks

Brilliant step by step guide made simple and easy to follow with great tips for ease of access

Best video on the topic!

Excellent 3 vids on the brakes.. very similar system to many cars but nice added tips and tricks you have noted .. demistifies the voyage of discovery when working on different cars.. thanks and best wishes.

excellent demo- gonna do my daughters tomorrow now ! thank you

Appreciate the effort to create this video thanks.

Great video,very informative, broken down in stages easy to understand,very helpful

I will try to check the brakes on our caravan tomorrow 🙂

Your a brave man jacking a fiat up on the spring pan 😂

Cracking job there were well ready for changing 👍

hi, love the video.nearly the same as the Panda 2016 i think, i use a dab of white paint to mark where the springs go,. that car was in bad condition.i check my brakes every 2 years

Afternoon Ant. Another fantastic video. Always full of information & helpful tips. Keep up the good work. Stay lucky. Stay safe. Stay healthy. Alan L200

Sir ..do sit and work like that .. with your leg under the vehicle... Safety Always comes first ...😊

Great video 👍

Very useful guy

Useful video!! Thanks! I have replaced rear brake shoes and drums and hand brake adjustement, but handbrake does noy brake very well. It brakes but nor 'braking bite' on a steep slope... Any idea??

Very good explanation

Thanks for the explanation and a great job

Amazing video, absolutely mega

Brilliant, cheers mate

Great video - Thanks

thanks 😎 buddy great video on this cheers 🥂

Good tip with the wire cutter pliers..will it self adjust as I can’t seem to turn my adjuster wheel 🤔

Great vid , hopefully help me replace rear brakes on my 500 . Any advice , if I may ask ? Can’t get rear drum off one side . If I slacken handbrake cable off inside the vehicle , will this aid in removing the drum ? Thanks in advance for any advice. Happy new year.

Hi there my name is Deno I am from South Africa and I drive a fiat Fiorino panel van, I am struggling to replace my handbrake cable that fits into the one part of the brake shoe, can you please help me

Great info , ive opened up a KA 09 adjust the hand brake but found the adjuster is broken , the little clip that id click it on is detached and spinning , i see i can buy them separate does that mean i can do them without changing the whole back brake system ? Thanks

Great video, what mileage had the 500 done ?

Its a screwdriver, not a chisel or a prybar ! it even says that on the handle😆