I did drum brake shoes before and it is quite difficult. I made all the mistakes you mentioned on this video. (push too much and cylinder brake fluid leaking). I learned a lot of tricks on this video. Best instruction and explanation. Every time I work on drum brakes, I always wonder how much car manufacture can save instead of using disc brakes which is much easier and have much better stopping power. Thanks for the video and thank you for sharing your knowledge. 👍
Excellent video. Just one tip, take a couple photographs of the shoes and springs setup after you get the drum off and before you start disassembling the springs, shoes, and clips- so that you have a quick and easily accessible reference for reassembly.
You make it look so easy. My first time doing drum brakes and I took hours just on one drum one problem after another. I hope I put it on right. Or I’m meeting God very soon just for saving a few bucks
I have watched 100 brake install video's over the years. No one else said to turn the self adjuster all the way back down. That makes complete sense! I like your style of explaining things and just subscribed!
It looks like you may have changed your camera because the image quality has improved a lot in your lot of your videos recently, and the hissing sound is gone from the microphone. When you were working on the bench, an overhead angle would have been amazing, BIG THANKS and for your fantastic videos. May the Lord bless you and your family/team. Live long and prosper you're a living legend, sir.
Great video.. nice clear steps. I like how you put the parts on the table side by side, keeping everything organized. I need to start doing that. Its easy to get stuff turned around or backwards. Taking pics helps too. On the adjustment part. I have added a step, get the brakes adjusted to whatever you like. I then get in the car and apply and disengage the parking brake several times. Then go back and adjust the brakes again.. normally you will find they are loose again. The parking brake will press the shoes tightly against the drum and center them nicely. I have found repeating the parking brake step 2 -3 times, and you will get to a point where there is no longer any change after you do it. Now the Brakes are centered, and adjusted nice.
Still have my snap on brake tool set the pliers were the best had spring tools on the ends of the pliers. Bought them in 1975 working at a GM dealership. Good memories
26:12 ***Solid gold advice***! I've needed that backup plan a few times😆 For anyone that's curious about leading versus trailing shoes,here's a quick explainer. The leading shoe gets the most wear because the rotating forces help pull it tighter against the drum- which gives a stronger braking effect.The trailing shoe doesnt have this advantage. So why not make both shoes the leading type? Early race cars did exactly this and it works well. However this has one disadvantage. When a car is going backwards the leading shoe(s) become trailing shoes and lose most of their braking ability.And because road going car's E brakes need to work equally well in both directions, they have the leading/trailing arrangement.
I use a large wood clamp to hold the shoes together when I install the last keeper and spring. I'm also wondering what aftermarket parts you find acceptable? Some are good and some not so good. You do this everyday and I and others would GREATLY value your opinion. Thanks!
Larry Yo we have such chaos in the agenda that our leaders are concerned over that other world leaders are abandoning the US dollar. India will use other currency to trade their rupees. China and Russia just brokered a deal to do the same. Our world here is being ruined. We will be refugees in 20-30 years if this keeps going. Our country has fallen.
Very much appreciated!! I have a few Toyotas with drums that will need replacing at some point (if it ain’t broke don’t fix it!) We are still waiting for your engine bay cleaning on your Camry!!) 😅
you are completely 100% correct about doing one side at a time , drum brakes confuse more backyard mechanics than any thing on the car,thank you CCN for your videos! LATER GATOR
Great video. Just replaced my brake shoes today. It wasnt that hard, thanks to this video but my god, I hated doing it so much. Between all the springs, the need to clean all the caked brake dust, and the need to adjust them afterwards, it took me more than 2 hours. Having specific tools wouldve made the job so much easier, and my drum doesnt have the hole in the front for adjustment. Luckily drum brakes last so much longer, so I may not have to do another one for at least 7 years if the car is not sold yet by then. Disc brakes are so much easier to work on, and the pads are much cheaper than drum brake shoes.
I put new drums and shoes on my 2003 Tundra a couple of weeks ago. I watched some other videos that helped a lot. The lithium grease and sanding the ends of the shoes are two tips I picked up.
gonna have to do this myself on the tacoma '17 OR, thanks for sharing your tips! Got a set of shoes and replacement spring kit coming and will attempt at the 100k mark.
This was EXACTLY what I needed for my ‘05 Sienna. Had a noise only backing up after the new shoes and hardware were installed. I needed to roll the edges of the shoes? Who knew? And I’ve been doing drum brakes on my GM cars and older Hondas for 40 years! Everything else he did is gospel. Side cutter method? Um, ok. I had been using a special tool to hold the spring end that never really worked. Some of the older Toyotas used front access adjustment holes? I wish I had that feature !! 7:04
after the initial ajustment ,, i like to pull the hand brake on & off a few times with both drums on to center the shoes . Then go back and recheck the ajustment on both brakes,, thanks for the great video.
Oh my! Yes that struts need a replacement, thats another one beauty with you, yiur not just working on the problem, you also giving advise on a coming problem as well.
In the 90’s I have no money and have to maintain my own Camry and other family Camry. I did about the same thing but thru trial and error and old mechanic advice 😅. Thank you for the memories . Now I still change my own brake . But it is all disc brake now . I love that part about making sure the auto adjuster goes click click . Otherwise in about 1 month the brake would be out of adjustment. And car would dive and lock up the front wheel because the rear brake is too loose and does not brake
hes right my 1st brake job was 1969 on a 1963 ford falcon rear. i took one side off without paying attention. so i looked at other side and figured out how the springs went back on. something one must learn by hands on.
2:43 This is really a crucial tip here. I popped the piston out of the cylinder. It kept leaking slowly after I put it back. My mistake surely cost me a cylinder, and probably also caused me a wheel bearing that I later replaced because the caustic brake fluid was dripping down on to it.
It is always the details, and this makes it doable. Much more difficult than front rotors and pad replacment. Work slowly and methodically prevents frustration and headache. Brilliant, many thanks!!
Excellent video, great channel, thank you very much for sharing your knowledge, can you make a supplemental video on basic tool needed please and thank you, how would one go about attaining or making the side cutters you were using or which make and model they are, thank you kindly, God Bless
I have a 2003 I got used Corolla, and every time you stepped on the brakes have as it got heart hotter,, meaning as you drove the car longer they had this weird oscillation when you stepped on the brakes now the shoes were ready to be changed I picked up car for bike 200 bucks but it's a great car just needing some TLC which I'm just about done with.. but I replace the shoes , the only other thing I could think of was the drums and by golly that was it somehow I don't know how the drums actually got egg-shaped and it got worse when it got hot 😲
This will be helpful when I replace the drum brakes on my Tacoma. Why are manufacturers still using drum brakes at all. Is it really cheaper than disc brakes?
I stupidly replaced the oem drums on my 06 Sienna ( could have gotten thousands of miles more on them ) with after market ones. The result after completing the job was vibration galore. It turned out that the brand new aftermarket ones were out of round. This I was told by the technician who turned them for me.
Hello Amd! Thank you for all of your informative and educational videos! A tire related question, is wheel alignment needed when installing new tires? Thank you so much in advance!
I can do drum brakes with my eyes closed. I went through a phase where I was driving vehicles from the 60's, 70's, and 80's. My '93 Chevy van has drums in the rear.
I’m gonna be working on my drums for the first time, what is the name of that special tool/s and where can I find them? I will be doing them myself in the future as well, so it’ll be nice to invest in them but I don’t know what to look for.
Love you CCN , but , you really should clean and lube the adjuster and wire wheel the hub ( to ensure a true seating ) and put a " smite" film of grease there also ( to prevent corrosion ) ... Not to mention the pivot point of the emergency brake ... I'm slightly more of an old timer than you ... Then you have a perfect and happy brake drum assembly ... Peace and blessing from N.Y.
I decided to replace the rear drum brakes in my 2013 Honda Civic with 115K. After I removed the drums, I realized the brake shoes would still last another 50K miles or more. But since I bought the Parts, I decided to go ahead. During install the brake shoes, one of the pistons fell out which introduced air to the system. After done with the installation, time to bleed the cylinder, but I broke the bleed nipple which I had to remove the shoes again in order to remove the cylinder. After struggled couple of hrs to remove the broken screw, I decided to purchase a new one. My point is, I just hate working on the drum brakes. It is a pain to get those springs put back on and takes like 10 times longer than disk brakes.
For a newbie.....it would be nice to get the videograhy really close in a la Ray the Rainman so we can see the fine details which are important specially with a brake job.
I enjoy your videos, because you are very knowledgeable on Toyotas vehicles. Could you please help me out? I do have a Toyota Highlander 2015 and break pedal goes so deeply when l step on it. Thanks in advance for any idea you can provide me.
Jeez, budget or not I wish these tutorial videos also showed replacing the wheel cylinders at the same time as the shoes. An essential component that often gets overlooked and can leak causing a safety issue and the job having to be done twice.
fun fact: some yaris rear drum lining brake pad, the parking brake lever is rivet with the lining and the aftermarket not come with the lever included. aftermarket not even sell the pin that hold the lever and lining together. if you encounter those yaris. make sure you check closely if the pin that hold the lever is removable or not.
Great video. I have a 1998 Corolla LE. The trunk left spring hinges came off the spring. What’s the procedure to put these back in. I can’t find anyone who has a detailed video on this. Great videos, Thanks
Very informative video,,however why not put copper slip on the backing plate,,or as you yanks call it never seize ,it would be far less messy than spraying white lithium grease and cheaper..Great Vid keep them coming..From across the Pond.
i have 2sets of tire winter and summer for my 2018 rx 350 question is the original tire when i bought the car the pressure on my dash board is working but when i switch to 2nd set of tire whitch is the winter tire the pressure monitor on my dash board is not working should i go to the dealer ang re calibrate
I did the rear drums on a Camry a few months ago and I wish it was this easy.... The real pain for me was that parking brake lever, getting it loose from the cable is not always that easy esp if the the owner of the car never uses the darn thing so the spring was basically seized almost. Got it off on one side was a huge pain putting it on the new shoe so on the other side I just left it on the car and disconnected it from the shoe there, I had new c clips so it didn't matter if I destroyed them.
Great video but not only on Toyota, every single make and model with drums I would definitely replace the wheel cylinders since you're there and they are very inexpensive but if those leak you gotta start all over again and the only things you can salvage is your drums and your hardware kit. Any type of grease on your brake lining? I would highly avoid that.
Hi! Thank you for posting this video! I am missing some of the tools like a bolt and drill to do this with. Other options? Also, my car is at 200k should I think about changing the brake fluid as well? Lastly, where did you get the tools and parts you used in this video? How do I know to get the right parts to replace the hinges and springs, etc? thank you!!
