I knocked out my first set of rear drum shoes today. It took me 5 hrs ( stubborn drum ). I was a little intimidated at first , but kept calm and the second one was done in a 1/4 of the time from the first. Local garages were quoting me around $185. I paid under $50 and a few swear words. But overall very happy with the results. Thanks Chris for your great how to videos. You are a gift from the DIY Gods. Us common folk are in your debt.
what's not to like. this is what the internet is meant to be. a tool where one skilled person (that's you ChrisFix), shares their knowledge with pea-ons (that's me), in order to perform work, save money, and be happy. thank you for taking the time to post this video.
Your videos are absolutely first class, leaving almost nothing out. (Replace the emergency adjuster star wheel rubber access plug.) Gotta try to minimize road salt incursion (rust jacking) as best one can. Love that you are a firm believer in NEVER SEIZE.
One of the best instructional videos I've seen. I have done brake jobs before, but that was over 40 years ago. It's nice to have a refresher course in how to do it correctly.
@@gradyhernandez4699Drum brake shoe padding has better longevity unlike disc brakes. They're nice for people who are hard on their brakes too imo. Disc brakes warp and wear out way too frequently and easily so Idc what people think otherwise. With drum brakes, atleast in the rears, I don't have to worry about fucking dreaded rubber brake lines getting junk and clogging the hell up like damn arteries from someone who eats out too much at the Outback Steakhouse.😂
@@gradyhernandez4699But yeah, go ahead and cry and beg for a bigger bloated gov't just because you feel something should be "banned" why don't ya? Lmao
I'm not sure how anybody could give you a thumbs down on this video.this is the most in-depth easy-to-follow tutorial I've ever seen on RU-vid. Please keep putting out amazing content like this. This is the first time I've ever followed a channel full of tutorials. Thank you so much!!
He missed 2 important things, no brake grease on the back plate and he did not clean the shoes with brake cleaner after handling them with dirty gloves.
hefalonicle Thanks a lot! Im glad my voice is good for these videos! Definitely consider subscribing! New automotive 'how to' videos every Thursday and most Mondays so stay tuned!
Man... that was packed full of knowledge. I appreciate you making it simplified by not using special tools and using tools that the everyday person has. I’m sure a lot of these people that watch appreciate that.God bless you brotha...
Great videos Chris...very helpful to the home mechanic...i recently bought a 98 k3500 4x4 dually, and used your video as a guide to do the rear shoes / drums work. Thanks for your simple yet thorough and accurate explanations.
Thanks for the awesome videos Chris, they have saved me a ton of cash, your camera angles and lighting along with close ups are the best!! Keep up the great work and the verbal directions while filming.
Coming back and watching old videos is literally like old and new chrisfix’s. You sound absolutely depressed in old videos and you’re so energetic and positive in your new videos and I love it
I am highly impressed with the quality of video AND your eye to details step by step and the cameras eye on EVERYTHING. I truly appreciate every video you put out thank you
You are an inspiration. I did my front disc yesterday the first side took 1 1/2 hrs. the other 20 min. Now I have no fear of challenging the rear drum brakes. Thank so much for doing what you are doing.
local mechanic is asking $250 for drum brakes excl. parts. I will take months to learn and familiarize everything but do it myself. I just learned that the little flat and split part in the self adjuster should be next to the adjuster screw wheel, to do its job. great job Chris, exposing the trick.
ive dealt w disc brakes since i was a teenager and never had the fun of a brake drum...now for the first time on a 2005 kia sedona im tackling my first drum brake. your vids were beyond helpful chrisfix u rock man thanks for help bruh :-)
"I'm never gonna wanna touch this again" Chris three years later: "Hey guys, ChrisFix here, today I'm going to show you how to replace your drum brakes on your car or your truck" Just thought it's funny. There is nothing wrong with updating a guide! Thanks for the work. Today I bled my brakes and couldn't for the love of God take off the brake drums in the back. Then hours later after I was done, I realized I left my handbrake on.
I asked abouth the most ugly car i have had Khia Rio 1,3 thoght it schold save fuel when i have 2 jaguars, But bad quality and in fact when heavy shit car with 82 hp its not cheap to drive
Other guys made this look difficult and the thought of paying someone to do my rear drums entered my mind. Your video inspired me to do it myself. Great descriptions and detail. Keep them coming!
Why do people crap over his videos? This was superbly well done. I knew how to change these, but there is a lot of information in here I didn't know the reason behind. Thank you!
That's what I used. Replacing those pins was the second hardest thing for me on this job. The hardest one by far was unseizing the nut of the brake line to change the cylinder. I had to use a propane torch and a vise grip to undo it and it took a looong time!
That was a super baller brake video!! Thank you. One question, at the end when you are adjusting your brakes, is it up and in and down and out in terms of direction of the brake shoes as you adjust?
This is easily the best how-to video I've ever seen. I'm about to tackle my first drum/shoe job and, being only familiar with disks and rotors, I was feeling quite intimidated. Your thoroughness and reiteration of what seemed confusing is helpful beyond compare. Thank you for taking the time to put this together!
***** No problem man! That is great to hear! Let me know how the job goes and take some pictures with your phone before you take all the springs apart!
Hey chris fix i watch all your videos. I have a 2001 mazda b3000 sport / 2wd. I recently had problem with blinker blinking with left turn dignal. Also would blink with interior running lights. I tried replacing the flasher relay but did not help. Have a video u could post or suggestions id appreciate it. Its my only vehicle and its been through alot but ive kept it running myself over the 10+years ive had it.
Great video! It's been a while since I changed drum brakes (I hated it). Now when I'm shopping for cars I look for all disc brakes. Keeps life a whole lot simpler.
That looks like the rear brakes from my daughter's car,lol. She comes to me one day and says the brake light is on. Remember folks daughter car, I checked the front No pads what so ever Did complete front end Rear drums Hahahaha. I used a cutoff wheel. No brake shoes
Honestly, this has been the most in depth video on how to change drum brakes I have ever watched, thank you!! I have always shied away from drum brakes. But after watching this I believe I'll be able to do it. If nothing else I'll use this video as a referral while I'm completing the job. Thank you sir, you are definitely one of if not the best "how to" mechanic on RU-vid for sure!!
Excellent video ChrisFix. After watching numerous how-to videos, THIS video gave me the confidence to change the brakes myself and saved some serious money. Appreciate the video very very much.
Ty. Very thorough video. The best I've come across. Do you have video on removing axle. Im having to replace backing plate for brakes rear drive axle that requires removing axle on my p/u. 93' Chevy Silverado C1500 The videos I've watched are not the year of this p/u. From what I've gathered it requires the removals of axle by draining fluid at plate to differential a bolt a pin and C clip. It looks possible for a limited experienced person as myself but I'm concerned if I do it myself that I do it properly. Thanks again for this exceptional video. Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks!
This was very helpful and well done. I have one tip though, if it is a 25+ year old car, which many cars with drum brakes are, you have to be careful when cleaning out the backing plate etc. Old brake shoes often contained asbestos fibers and the dust that has been collecting inside the drums is therefore potentially hazardous to your health. So I always wear a respirator during the cleaning.
Very helpful. Camera is stable, lighting is good, sound is good, everything is good. You should train other youtubers on how to make REAL 'how to' videos. Thank you for taking the time to do it right - it's so refreshing.
I have looked for a video on how to adjust the parking/emergency brake which has never worked since I bought it December 2020, but can't find one. I have rear drum brakes on my 1988 Jeep Wrangler. Thanx Guy
So with drum brakes you use the star wheel adjuster and adjust the brakes so they lightly rub when you spin it by hand. If it still doesnt engage your ebrake cable might be stretched so it would either have to be cut and re-crimped or replaced.
Are you going to do a video how to resurface drums and rotors? I know it's not really a DIY thing, but it would inform people between safety vs cost of resurfacing and buying new ones.
This was great!!! How can anyone not like this? It has been a long time doing a full brake job and I watched this, 3 times and went out and did the job in 20 min! THANK YOU!!
I do change my own breaks:) I do most of my own service.... have you found anything thats just crazy in a BMW 328i F30 that requires insane amounts of time? you know like the stuff you may as well do just because you have all that crap off it anyway?
Randy Jimenez Thanks man! I put jack stands on both sides if I lift up the whole axle. If I am just lifting up one tire, I put jack stands on that tire only. New automotive 'how to' videos every Thursday and most Mondays so stay tuned!
old video but was seeing if anyone sees this. I was rushing and left the parking brake on while trying to remove my rear drum brake rotor (I know I just forgot). Anyways, I was able to get it off with the parking brake on by using two 8 mm x 1.25 mm screws and inserting them into the two holes and making it tighter (it's a honda fit). it was tight for obvious reasons but came off. what kind of damage could have occurred by doing this? by the time I realized this error, I took the parking brake off on the other back wheel and the rotor of course came right off with ease. I test drove it and seems fine. thoughts?
Thanks for these videos, cuz I came to my most recent (rear) brake and hub job fully prepared... EXCEPT could not remember which way to turn the little adjuster (I think it's different on different cars?), so 40 minutes got wasted trying to get the rotor turning "just right" before buttoning everything up. DOES THE DRUM ADJUSTER TIGHTEN/LOOSEN DIFFERENT directions on different models??
I just did mine on my Taurus similar I Dont think I adjusted it right there needs to be a bit of friction ? And my pedal seem not as stiff is this due to improper adjustment??? Parking brake also catches a bit lower to the ground
Hey I just installed my rear drum brakes with a new drum cover, new drum shoes and new hardware. My brakes work fine and my e brake works good but after 2 days driving I can hear a grinding noise when pressing on the brake but not when I let go of the brake. Is this normal because I need a week of driving to break in the new shoes or not normal?
Thanks for the video. You make putting those springs on look super easy, lol. The drum brakes on my Plymouth Grand Voyager are significantly more complex than the vehicle you showed, but still not too difficult.
After 10 plus years, this video still helps being I have a neighbor who's van has drum brakes. Was always a little nervous trying to change them but watching this makes it easy...thanks! Also got to say, over the years you have perked up a lot which makes viewing videos exciting...keep up the work!
I have a Mazda B2600i 4x4 (1990 w170K miles) that supposedly has some kind of anti-locking capbility (maybe just in 4x4 mode). What might I find different when I pull off the drum. Also, should one look at the drum to make sure it doesn't need to be smoothed out? I had to stop abrubtly when driving with small load in the bed. Later on the way home after doing errands, the brake peddle went soft and I had to push it hard to the floor to even brake...or apply the parking brake. At home I could smell hot brakes and the rear driver side wheel near the hub was pretty warm. It sort of sounds like my brake cylinder gave out, but I haven't notice fluid leaking... Thoughts? Thanks for another great and well planned video!
Dude I love how u explain everything, u really know how to show us viewers how to take apart n put back parts in da simplest way.. I love watching any of ur video's Chris Fix.. keep posting n I'll keep watching brother.. 👍💪👌
Chris, I’m looking to get a 1974 Ford Econoline. The brake hub needs replaced. They said could be possible “slave”. To be honest not sure if it’s rear or front for the hubs. Is this the same parts and same identical process? And for the “slave” (think that’s what they called it) is it difficult to fix that?
There's a different style of rear drum brakes, I am 2nd owner, the brakes weren't working, front only (fixed). The rear spring from the adjustment clip, where's the anchor to the other shoe? The way it was, is wrong, 😒 🤔 is it possible to use the pin, behind the shoe, through the parking brake actuator, the spring location is there, instead of the C clip? Is that possible 🤔 😳 thanks Norm p.s. zip ties are an excellent 2 more hands ✋ 🙌
Man, my 2011 (Ranger) has discs on the back and they are high maintenance! If you neglect to service them, they seize up and wear unevenly. Plus your parking brake is just a miniature drum brake inside the rotor hat and it's all hidden behind the the axle flange (a pain to work on). I wish I had drum brakes to be honest, these look so simple. Even Toyota Tacomas still have rear drum brakes.
chrisfix the best of all.. Never thought like to be mechanic, but since I watching almost all your videos, getting love interesting to fix my own car, not all the problem I could, but' at least it gives me more ideas and info.. thanks a lot man...Anyway I notice your other video the "squeuky belt" it says the youtube removed it???..What happened.
*NOTE: If you live in Canada, servicing your own brakes will void your auto insurance policy immediately* . That means you're on the hook financially for any loss or damage that results from you getting into a crash. Also, you will be subject to criminal prosecution for altering/servicing your vehicle's brakes without a mechanic's licence. Just FYI for people who watch these videos. In a perfect world (which we don't have), it would be possible to DIY a brake job. My grandfather used to fix his own brakes all the time. Today however, the government (working in tandem with insurance companies) has taken all of the personal ability out of the population and made people useless by legislating DIY project in all forms of industry out of existence. There's almost nothing that you can legally fix by yourself these days.
Ok Chrisfix ur video tutorial about drum brake is very knowledgeable to me,specially that I am a automotive student,tnx Chrisfix for sharing ur knowledge,for me ur a very good mechanic instructor.😀
just spent $800 (cdn) getting the rear brakes done on my 09 Ford Focus. They needed spring kit, drums, shoes and wheel cylinders replaced. As a result of this video, i'll definitely take a stab at doing them myself next time and save a ton of dough.
Thank you so much for sharing this. Thanks for the link. Hmmm...i think i need new drum brakes. My drum brake is rusty. I mean looks like copper.😒 hasnt been changed in a while. Uggh the price. Ima ask for the spring kit as well. You make this look easy for me and im a female. Not sayin girls cant but anybody cld do it.luckily i also gotta mechanic who i can trust. Ty again.😁👍💪
waiting for a sunny day to do my back brakes ,thanks for the detailed video ,(i'am going to stop feeding the fat cats ) going to do it myself , thanks again Chris ///////////////////////////////////////////////////
