well i got some shoes from autozone for the drums.. do i need the drums or am good with just the shoes? i have a 1996 with 113k miles. Anyway i guess back brakes are harder then front ones? anyway what all do i need ect? any pix of brake shoe replacement is apperciated!
1. Jack up car, take wheel off.
2. Grab a beer or two while your hands are still fairly clean, they'll be filthy in minutes.
3. Take the Drum off. This may require a few screw drivers, crowbars, and a large hammer. It will probably be very stuck. Do
not set the hill brake, you'll never get the drum off.
4. Take a good look at how the brakes work. Figure out which pad is the front, and which is the back, they are different (just like disk brakes have an inside and outside). They fit in backwards, but this is dangerous (that brake may stop working suddenly, so I've been told)
5. Start unhooking and unbolting stuff till you get the pads out. A real manual is a good idea here. But if you're good at remembering how thing came appart, and how to put them back, this shouldn't be a problem.
6. New pads in where old ones came out.
7. drum back on, should be easy. If it doesn't just slide into place, something may be out of place. Double check everything.
8. Wheel back on, and lower car.
9. Testing! This is important!
Back the car up slowly, gently test the brakes. Do this several times. Once your pretty sure it's working right, try going a bit faster (10mph or less). A slight grinding noise is normal untill the pads break in. Always test rear brakes going
backwards to get them properly adjusted.
One other note. Always do one side at a time. This way you can use the opposite side for reference if you forget how something goes together.
honestly if youve never done it
either have someone that has actually show you , or just pay to have it done
youll end up posting a how do i do this right , or i f'd this up how do i fix
and brakes are a area you dont want to mess up on
Lord knows he needs to get into another accident.
[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]honestly if youve never done it
either have someone that has actually show you , or just pay to have it done
youll end up posting a how do i do this right , or i f'd this up how do i fix
and brakes are a area you dont want to mess up on
Word.
But on a side note. My record for gm shoe replacement with the drum on, was about 2 and a half minutes. We had speed contests at uti. Only one person was faster than me. This includes taking the drum off, both shoes springs retainers, ect. and putting it back together and then putting the drum back on.
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lol... shhh about the wrecks the wrecks always come out in a good side if i never wrecked my car wouldnt look like it did today
I had never done aet untill I had my cavy. SMARTEST thing you can do it remove both drums in the rear. Work on one side at a time and keep checking opposite side to make sure your putting it back together correctly.
I had to check the other side maybe 4-5 times during the operation.
But once you do it once its easy. I did the breaks on my truck without having to check the other side.
I am all that is man
so do u guys use the tools the spring compressor ect? or just reg. tools
You don't need a spring compressor. There are special tools available that make it easier to change the pads. But I don't have them, just normal tools like screwdrivers, hammer, socket and wrench sets.
jesus
i finally got them done turns out who ever did them before messed them up they put the wrong pads on there no wonder it always locked up and i had to pull the hell out of the ebrake to work..but got um done had to run to the dealership for help but i managed
