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I've done this job before but I still needed a reference. You sure do know what you are doing! The diagram was nice and naming all the parts was educational. If you do a Rev 2, my suggestions are 1) make sure people know that this is a very frustrating project. All those springs under pressure cause many minor mishaps and "start over"'s. 2) Go slow on the parts where you need to be careful which direction a part needs to be inserted. Like the parking shoe strut/compression spring, the parking brake cable (if you put that in backwards, it is a BEAR to get it off), the shoe hold-down springs (this is a tedious Houdini maneuver), the "washers" (have a flange that needs to go into a hole on the hub) and the adjustment knob wheel (again-which direction? answ: so that the adjustment increases tension when you turn the wheel cog in an upwards motion). Also, on my Lexus RX, I found that it was much easier to install the retention springs first, THEN the shoe hold-down springs because the entire assembly wants to fall off if I didn't and then, I have to start all over, find the springs that fell out, etc. Anyhow, thanks fo doing this, just some suggestions for and from a bozo who doesn't have a lot of experience with this.
This is the most complete video I've seen dealing with the Toyota parking brake. This saved my hide because I was having so much trouble, but after watching this video a few times I was finally able to get the job done. Thanks!
There are lots of videos about this but your video is absolutely the most understandable. I have struggled with my 4Runner for days. Unfortunately, my parking brakes were in pieces before I took them apart, so I really did not have a good understanding of how they looked before I started. I'm a visual guy and when I disassemble something I am not familiar with, I take the time to take a lot of photographs. I had my hardware kit as well as new shoes but without the benefit of seeing the brake assembled before hand, I wasn't sure what spring went where. I also had a bad understanding of the sequence of assembly. Thank you.
Hey brother hopefully you can help me out. I installed new shoes and all new hardware on a 01 highlander. (Pretty much exactly like these) and when I press the foot brake morning happens. I also tightened the cable so it's nice and tight. Still dosent move the shoes. What am I missing?
Thank you so much for a very detailed and well put together tutorial. It helped me reassemble my parking brake assembly on my girlfriends 2004 lexus es330 which is identical to this setup. It was my first time messing with parking brakes and was intimidating until I watched this a couple of times. Cant thank you enough 👍
Excellent tutorial video. I have messing with a drum to disc brake conversion kit. I have already gone through three bags of cuss words. After watching your video, I saw a clue on how I can get it done. Thanks again.
Great video! My 06 4Runner was similar but way less space to maneuver. Not sure how Toyota expects anyone to replace. Took two of us with angled needle nose and a lot of patience! You're vid helped tremendously. Thank you and God bless!
Thanks. I can imagine with a driveshaft sticking out of the hub you wouldn't have much room, nor the option to remove the bearing completely from the hub.
Great video. Super helpful after I had my parking brakes seized up from sitting too long (waiting for parts, lots of rain) and ended up forcing the rotor off. Everything went perfectly well putting it back together thanks to this video. Much appreciated. Except the last step, after adjusting the parking brake on both sides, I found out I had a stud that backed out because of my hammering. Yaya.
A great video and right to the point. I'm currently restoring a 1998 Toyota celica and this video is exactly what I need. I had the same problem getting the two 14mm bolts off. (M10 with 14mm head) I had to use a twist socket to remove one of them. On re-assembly of the two shoes, I used a length of thin wire to compress the two springs that are difficult to get back on. The trick is to assemble the retaining pins, springs and slotted caps first. Then using the wire to compress / pull the spring just enough to enable the spring to slide into the slot on the shoe. I replaced the old M10 - 14mm head caliper retaining bolts with new M10x20mm x 1.25mm pitch 17mm head grade 10.9 bolts.
The quality of your video is the best I've ever seen for technical instruction videos on UA-cam. Everything was crystal clear and in focus and vibration free and the sound and editing was perfect. You are very talented at video production and I suggest you should even make a video on how to make good quality videos as so many contributors on UA-cam, although well meaning, do not understand even the basics but you have shown us amateurs how to do a 100% professional job. Very well done.
Axel Kruze Thank you very much for your kind words. While I don't consider my production quality anywhere near professional, other automotive videos focus on getting the job done at what ever cost to production quality, but I try to keep to a clear, easy to understand methodology to my videos for the benefit of the community.
Great Video.. I'm a female and going to change my Parking brake shoes this weekend and was searching for a video that explained the procedure. From other comments you make it look easy and others say its a difficult job. I'm about to find out this weekend. I will have your video with me all the way. Thanks so much for taking the time and posting.
Speedkar.. well the job is complete and your video is exceptional. but must say I am glad I had a mechanic close by.. lol but the problem was my replacement spring kit aside from the pads themselves.. The replacement pins were too long hence the hold down spring and washer kept popping off when I went to replace the rotor.. Grrrr.. :) So found the original pins, cleaned them up, reused and presto. Piece of cake.. But yes a very tedious job and annoying.. I'm glad I won't have to do that again but I did also learn for future how to change my brake pads and that is a piece of cake. Thanks again for your guidance. All the best
Thank you! I will be doing this on my Land Cruiser and looks like it’s the same process! I appreciate your detailed video and clear step by step guidance
Great video... massively helpful.... EXCEPT that you made it look easy. I did ONE side tonight and it took me 4 hours. Most annoying job I've ever done! Getting that pin and the spring and cap in place while holding the stupid shoes in the right place... ARGGGGHHH!!! Very frustrating job, but this video was great.
I had a lot of difficulties holding the spring and cap as I couldn't put a lot of pressure of the pin at the back. I cheated by getting 2 small cable ties and putting the spring in a vise and cable tied both sides of the spring. This meant I didn't need to fight against the spring while trying to get the pin through the cup.
Exceptionally well edited video. With the average Joe it would have lasted 45 minutes needlessly. Thanks for that, the good video footage, and of course the good tutorial.
I'm not usually one to comment, but thanks so much for this video, I was pretty lost when it came to this job, and most other videos are GM specific. Thank you!
Excellent video. I just used it to try and figure out what my brakes had decided to chew up and throw around the drum. Looks like I've got the folded-up remains of the cable guide seen below the hub assembly at 3:53. Oh, and a pin which I'd wrongly assumed had been bent out of shape by the knackered brakes, which I knocked straight before discovering that it's supposed to be that shape. Oh well, more bits on order.
Thank you so much! Especially like the diagram. You >did< make it look too easy and you're so patient. The comments helped too with the idea to pre-compress the retaining spring + clip with string or wire ties. My fingers found that impossible otherwise. And thanks for reminding us to use anti-seize.
Thank you for very helpful video. With the pins, I am going to try assembling pin, washer, spring and cap prior to putting shoe on, and using string to pull and compress the hold down assembly and slide shoe in under then release. I saw a photo of this method on a toyota forum for 4runners. Same issue as Camry.
This is very complicated for me, but the parking brake on my Lexus GS300 is not releasing enough to reverse or forward smoothly. Is that fixable or does it have to be replaced somehow? How Will I Know? Thank you this is great video
Thanks for this speedkar. It looked like alien technology as I removed the hat. Got so frustrated with the spring cups that I got the Dremel out and fashioned my own tool out of a 7mm narrow long socket. Works perfectly with a pair of grips! Job done
Good video. I stopped using anti seize on my brakes. I figure it’s good for awhile, but eventually just attracts dust, grime, and it basically just rubs off the contact points quickly. Everyone does it a little different.
@@speedkar99 Not anymore, no. Didn’t use anti seize in the southeastern part of Wisconsin when I lived there though. I never ran into any issues. Maybe it is more useful in other states.
Hi, I have a 02 highlander and working on my calipers. Now I can't get the rotor over the parking brake. I have not fiddled with the brake either. I adjusted the adjustment bolt as far as it will go to close the shoes. It seems stuck. You did a really good video, well done. Please advise as I'm trying to get this done on my day off. Thank you
Great video as a Certified Ford master Tech and ASE certified I only have one thing I noticed and that was way to heavy on the Anti -Seize don't go to heavy as it can get where you don't want it. A small amount goes along way
I’m putting emergency brakes on my 2008 Toyota Sienna and my hold down spring is loose but it’s attached to the pin? It’s the pin that is crooked and I can’t figure out why it’s loose? I ordered a new hardware kit and I’m hoping that the new ones fit tighter? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! 😕
I noticed parking brake kits that come with new springs pins and hardware has more more springs and pins I'm wondering if they're extras in case you lost them.
Toyota brakes- particularly the handbrakes, put me in a theological dilemma. I don't believe in hell. However, I just don't know where the designers of these brakes can go in eternity... I would like them to see the insurmountable amount of wasted time they have caused all over the world and during many decdes because of these pins. How many of us have they brought to sheer desperation almost to a suicidal state?! So, this is my appeal to all of us who deal with this horrible design. Hang in there! There will be a day where the designers get a just treatment for what they have done to us, I am sure of it. :-)
I found it easier to put the springs and retainers together and then stretch them out over the top of the shoes and into place. I also masked off the shoes with masking tape before I started to reassemble to keep them cleaner. Reading down below I see someone else noted this method of getting the springs on. Great and helpful post otherwise.
The reason these are so bad is because they combine disc brakes with drum brakes. Putting back the pins is annoying enough with pure drum brakes, where the pin isn't hidden by the hub. Why didn't they just use the disc brakes for the parking brakes like other car makers do? I forgot to mention that drum brakes are terrible as parking brakes in humid climates. The pads tend to stick to the drum because of the humidity, and after a few times they become loose and you have to replace the brake shoes. If you have a manual gearbox and the brakes are sticking, just keep the first speed engaged instead of using the parking brake.
Question: The parking brake cable has a spring on it, how did you get that spring to move back so you could attach the end of the parking brake lever to it? Thanx!!
what an easier job than on the Prado 120 - the gap between the the hub and the backing plate is is so narrow, one can hardly fit a finger in there, plus the hub hole to work through is about 1/2 the diameter, only about 12mm diameter. I made a couple of special forked tools for the retaining clips plus lots of patience and perseverance. For an old fella with problem knees it would have been great to have it full height on a hoist too! I also had to replace the axle as the oil/grease deflector had rusted out, plus all rotors, calipers and pads front and rear. No need to grind out any blots luckily. The secret to buying sockets is to only get hex ones, not multifit. which can too easily strip either the nut/bolt head or even the socket itself.
Just did this on my GX460, what a pain in the *ss!! Hahaha. To get those blue springs with the pins back took forever. Used twine to hold the lil spring and its caps while pulling to compress and moving the shoe in place. A beer well deserved!
Good, clear video. Takes the mystery out off Toyota style disk/drum type brakes. My only suggestion would be to add torque values during the 'nice and snug' dialog, for caliper bolts.
good tutorial......this parking brake set up is a pain in the butt.......getting the parking brake shoe hold down springs in and out just using needle nose pliers was impossible for me so I made my own tool to do it. Saw a similar tool for a corvette, but mine is sized just for this RX300. I sacrificed a large flat head screwdriver, but I have a ton of them and it is totally worth it. It is really late now, but I will post some pictures of the tool I made and how to use it.......makes replacing those hold down spring soooooo much easier.....and possible for people like me who have old, arthritic hands from years of wear and tear....LOL.
@@speedkar99 servicing in what sense? Did you replace anything or you just cleaned and greased? I'm replacing pads on my Toyota and I'll probably clean and grease the parking brake
Painters tape! Use it to hold everything together, especially at the top of the shoes and the little clips behind the small shoe springs. Did this on Sequoia with even less clearance than shown here. I don't know how it would be possible without the tape!
Great video, exactly like my 95 Camry. Do you have any thoughts on why my e-brake pedal almost goes to the floor before catching? I've adjusted them so there is just a slight drag when I spin the wheel. Is there an adjustment to the cable somewhere? Any advice is appreciated.
A Lanesey Assuming your cables are intact and not seizing or cut and your parking brake shoes aren't worn all the way down, you can adjust the pedal/ handle with a turn-buckle like device usually located under the center console before the cable exits the bottom of the car.
Great video, thanks. I only wish you had spent more time on the hold down clips, the hours I've spent trying to install them as I'm sure many out there have as well. I eventually resorted to using a piece of string to compress the three pieces - the two cups and spring - pulled through the adjuster access hole in the hub. The method can be found if you Google "Help to re-install the parking brake".
Do I need the parking brake for the function of the wheel? I have one of these as a beater and I can hear everything went to crap inside of there. Is it an option to just delete the parking brake and run it as is? Or is it structurally important?
I'm having to grind the bolt heads off the caliper bracket also. Did you get the bolts out of the caliper bracket or get a new caliper bracket? Another video? How to get bolts out of a caliper bracket.
@@speedkar99 I just twisted the head off the lower bolt. For the upper bolt in the video you cut it off with a dremel with the long cut off attachment. I just ordered the Cardone refurbished brakes with the brackets. How are they, ever used the Cardone?
Wouldn't it be so much easier to remove the hub assembly, since all that is needed is to remove the 4 bolts, so that there could be a clear access to the parking brake shoes and all its hardware? Btw, can the same hub assembly that is removed be reinstalled, or once it's removed, is a new one required? Thank you!
Very helpful video! This job was an unbelievable pain though on my 06 Sienna. I had to get someone to hold those long pins in so I could get the spring and caps in place. Phew! I DO NOT want to do that again.
Thanks for the video. Finished one side, took ages. Have a 2004 Sequoia. Everything was going well, I then get to the bit were I'm supposed to re-install the holding spring pin, the side with the crooked pin that resembles a start up crank. What a nightmare! You seem to have a bigger working gap than I did. For the life of me I could not get to damn thing in place. For one thing the hole in the hub is small and does not line up properly with the holding pin so you end up trying to push on the spring and cap at an angle and tools are hard to insert through the tiny hole, it's like a sadistic version of the game Operation. Went to bed very frustrated. Visited an online Toyota forum this morning for possible advice. Saw lots of people complaining about this issue but one guy out of many suggested a different approach, that is put the spring and caps on the pin beforehand, then slide the caliper with the parking brake arm into place, there is a slot in the caliper for the small crank arm to sit. It is still very fiddly but managed it after several tries. Obviously everything else was pretty easy after this. As regards the other side, I think I may just dose it with brake cleaner and grease up the friction points, lol!
thanks for the excellent video. I am trying to change the spring parts for my 2007 sienna xle awd. which has the rear drum with disc . having hard time to find the correct parts. i have doubt on the shoe holding spring pins. which I ordered all four pins are straight pins. but I notice here in your video and somewhere else.. two spring pins are straight and other two are in a different shapes. any idea about this issues? those straight pins will be fit?
good vedio thank you so much, do you have any idear why rear passenger side brake making lightly noise, do i have to change the dis or the pad 2001 camry le
Thanks for the vid, pretty nervous about this job or any drum brakes but seeing you do it not too bad. When adjusting the star wheel, do you have it loose first by backing the nut then making your make adjustments thereafter?
Its not that difficult if you study how all the parts go together. You don't have to back off the star wheel, just make sure the brakes are properly seated in the drums, and start tightening down the star wheel until you feel slight tension when rotating the rotor.
I just replaced the brake shoes and hardware in addition to new rotors and pads in the rear of my 99 camry V6 with discs in rear and parking brake shoes inside. My issue is the I beat the rotors onto the shoes with a hammer bc I was extremely frustrated (bad idea I know) and now the rear wheels lock up sometimes turning when trying to drive. the adjustment nut is completely closed. The original shoes were about 245 K old and a mechanic a year ago or so adjusted the parking brake on the car to where they would grab better. My question is do I need to have the rotors turned to shave some of the inside since they are brand new and/or is there a cable adjustment on the parking brake somewhere, if so where? Sorry for the long question
Ryan Jordan Are you sure the shoes aren't seized slightly engaged? Perhaps the cable is stuck? Usually a sticking parking brake would wear down a few mm of friction material and the wheel would be free to spin again. You'll see alot of brake dust build up on your wheels. According to the parts diagram it doesn't look like there's a turnbuckle elsewhere for adjustment, besides the nut at the handle. www.villagetoyotaparts.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=359364&ukey_make=1021&ukey_model=14405&modelYear=1999&ukey_category=19382&ukey_driveLine=6108&ukey_trimLevel=14178
The new replacement hardware will let you adjust the shoes a little smaller so that when you put the rotor back on, it just slides on and off. Of course, once it is on, you'll have to adjust it larger than you with with the original parts. Had I not gotten a new hardware kit due to screwing up the bent keeper pin when I pulled the rotor (it was pretty stuck on), I would have never been able to put my new rotors over my new pads with the original hardware. It was too tight and I had to bang it on. I knew it was a bad idea when I was doing it but cripe, they are brand new replacement parts. Had I not gotten the new, slightly shorter adjuster, I would have been SOL as my new rotors would have locked up until I overheated them and worn down the new pads some.
I have a 2007 toyota camry, i change the rotors and pads, but the emergency brake does not have the power to stop the car so, do you think if I change the brake shoe the car will have more stopping power?
Why didn’t you show us how you do the shoe with the misshaped hold down pin , cause I done it once before and ended up pulling my hair out bu t I done it in the end now I’m doing the shoes again and wondered if there is an easier way landcruiser95 3.0 d4d ,thanks
On the driver side, does the adjuster tighten going up (counter clockwise) or does it tighten going down on the drivers side (clockwise). It wasn't until I was done with both wheels and putting tooks away I noticed the adjusters were "handed". Makes sense... The way installed mine, they looser going down (from the access hole). I would guess that mine loosens going up on the passenger side. I figure I had a 50/50 chance of doing it right. Wouldn't be too hard to pull the wheel and rotor, but I'd rather not.....
and what do you do if you dont have the huge hole in the wheel stud plate to access the shoe springs like my stupid 1997 Toyota Landcruiser - pretty much impossible to access and especially to re-install
Do you have any video on brake conversion( drum to disc)? I would like to convert my drum brakes to disc brakes on my 2002 camry using the parts a salvage car.
Speedkar 99, when putting it all back together (left rear tire on 1992 Camry wagon LE 3.0L V6), do both the parking brake shoe lever and the parking brake shoe fit into that larger notch on the rear end of the strut (away from the front side on which the spring is placed), or does just the rear parking brake shoe fit into that wider strut notch? I put both into that wider notch, and could barely get the disk mounted, even with the adjusting screw closed all the way. There is now too much drag even with parking brake released. After driving 4 blocks, disk was 190 degrees F. Other 3 disks were 33 degrees, and I hear the drag from the driver's seat. Thx, Chris O'C
Really helpful. I have a question though. I'm trying to fix the ebrake on 2001. The pins don't seem long enough, are they different from a 1999 to a 2001 ? Any help is appreciated . Thanx
Hmm I'm not sure if they are, but you can cross reference the part numbers on sites that have Toyota parts catalogues like Village Toyota Parts or Lexus parts online.
I cannot figure this out. The staighht shoe hold down pin doesn't fit through the hole because it appears the axle carrier is in the way. What am I doing wrong?
Right! It probably depends on the particular Toyota. I have done this on a Highlander BUT I avoided removing that straight pin. After some wiggling and due to time pressure I decided to leave it and reuse. If yours is broken or already out and you need to install a new one-try wiggling it at different angles or even giving a slight bend (re-straigthen after)-there is a small access on the Highlander but it will be tricky to get it in. To do it properly is to simply remove the hub from the knucle:4 bolts and the axle nut (axle nut loosening should be started with wheel installed and on ground/loaded and you might want to get a new axle nut as it's the usual rec to not reuse axle nuts).
bro, you have no fear in you lol once you got to taking off the shoes i was having anxious moments would be cool to have a parking brake cable adjustment vid to go with this one
+neppy5 Cable adjustment is mostly done at the star-wheel anyway. I think there's a turn-buckle under the heatshield under the exhaust, but I don't want to bother rusty bolts until the cable needs replacing.
Hello, I have a 96 convertible Celica and i have had to replace a wheel stud on the rear. After ive put alll the shoes back on, im hearing like a clicking noise from that side now. And when the handbrake is on the wheel turns one way but not the other. Any idea what it could be?
that is so amazing, all the parts and yet not enough room to work on, very clear video, thank you. questions. when you put the bolt back , what is the ft/lb to tie the nuts ? , also, you use screw driver to release somthing,,, in the brake shoe ???
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I've done this job before but I still needed a reference. You sure do know what you are doing! The diagram was nice and naming all the parts was educational. If you do a Rev 2, my suggestions are 1) make sure people know that this is a very frustrating project. All those springs under pressure cause many minor mishaps and "start over"'s. 2) Go slow on the parts where you need to be careful which direction a part needs to be inserted. Like the parking shoe strut/compression spring, the parking brake cable (if you put that in backwards, it is a BEAR to get it off), the shoe hold-down springs (this is a tedious Houdini maneuver), the "washers" (have a flange that needs to go into a hole on the hub) and the adjustment knob wheel (again-which direction? answ: so that the adjustment increases tension when you turn the wheel cog in an upwards motion). Also, on my Lexus RX, I found that it was much easier to install the retention springs first, THEN the shoe hold-down springs because the entire assembly wants to fall off if I didn't and then, I have to start all over, find the springs that fell out, etc. Anyhow, thanks fo doing this, just some suggestions for and from a bozo who doesn't have a lot of experience with this.
Excellent Video!! Most "professional" shops don't do half that good, love it when someone like you does every single step correctly the 1st time.
Thanks for the kind feedback
This is the most complete video I've seen dealing with the Toyota parking brake. This saved my hide because I was having so much trouble, but after watching this video a few times I was finally able to get the job done. Thanks!
+Michael Gulley Thanks, great to hear you got it done.
Thanks for putting this out there 9 years ago. It made me realize that the hub removal was only 4 bolts and not a cluster.
There are lots of videos about this but your video is absolutely the most understandable. I have struggled with my 4Runner for days. Unfortunately, my parking brakes were in pieces before I took them apart, so I really did not have a good understanding of how they looked before I started. I'm a visual guy and when I disassemble something I am not familiar with, I take the time to take a lot of photographs. I had my hardware kit as well as new shoes but without the benefit of seeing the brake assembled before hand, I wasn't sure what spring went where. I also had a bad understanding of the sequence of assembly. Thank you.
I hardly ever comment but... mate what an excellent way to instruct. Literally 99% is actual content right on point.
this is the most simplest video on how to do this thank you
Hey brother hopefully you can help me out. I installed new shoes and all new hardware on a 01 highlander. (Pretty much exactly like these) and when I press the foot brake morning happens. I also tightened the cable so it's nice and tight. Still dosent move the shoes. What am I missing?
We need more people like you in this world. Thank you brotha
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Thank you so much for a very detailed and well put together tutorial. It helped me reassemble my parking brake assembly on my girlfriends 2004 lexus es330 which is identical to this setup. It was my first time messing with parking brakes and was intimidating until I watched this a couple of times. Cant thank you enough 👍
Excellent tutorial video. I have messing with a drum to disc brake conversion kit. I have already gone through three bags of cuss words. After watching your video, I saw a clue on how I can get it done. Thanks again.
Great video! My 06 4Runner was similar but way less space to maneuver. Not sure how Toyota expects anyone to replace. Took two of us with angled needle nose and a lot of patience! You're vid helped tremendously. Thank you and God bless!
Thanks. I can imagine with a driveshaft sticking out of the hub you wouldn't have much room, nor the option to remove the bearing completely from the hub.
Great video. Super helpful after I had my parking brakes seized up from sitting too long (waiting for parts, lots of rain) and ended up forcing the rotor off. Everything went perfectly well putting it back together thanks to this video. Much appreciated. Except the last step, after adjusting the parking brake on both sides, I found out I had a stud that backed out because of my hammering. Yaya.
A great video and right to the point.
I'm currently restoring a 1998 Toyota celica and this video is exactly what I need. I had the same problem getting the two 14mm bolts off. (M10 with 14mm head) I had to use a twist socket to remove one of them. On re-assembly of the two shoes, I used a length of thin wire to compress the two springs that are difficult to get back on. The trick is to assemble the retaining pins, springs and slotted caps first. Then using the wire to compress / pull the spring just enough to enable the spring to slide into the slot on the shoe.
I replaced the old M10 - 14mm head caliper retaining bolts with new M10x20mm x 1.25mm pitch 17mm head grade 10.9 bolts.
Best video for doing the rear brakes. Keep up the good work, it is appreciated.
James Gear Thanks for the feedback.
I can’t begin to tell you how helpful this video was to fix my 2003 is300 rear brakes. Thank you so much!
The quality of your video is the best I've ever seen for technical instruction videos on UA-cam.
Everything was crystal clear and in focus and vibration free and the sound and editing was perfect.
You are very talented at video production and I suggest you should even make a video on how to make good quality videos as so many contributors on UA-cam, although well meaning, do not understand even the basics but you have shown us amateurs how to do a 100% professional job.
Very well done.
Axel Kruze Thank you very much for your kind words. While I don't consider my production quality anywhere near professional, other automotive videos focus on getting the job done at what ever cost to production quality, but I try to keep to a clear, easy to understand methodology to my videos for the benefit of the community.
Excellent. Clear precise and audible! Instructions with even a diagram! Camara even on a Tripod enabling two handed work!
Great Video.. I'm a female and going to change my Parking brake shoes this weekend and was searching for a video that explained the procedure. From other comments you make it look easy and others say its a difficult job. I'm about to find out this weekend. I will have your video with me all the way. Thanks so much for taking the time and posting.
+Pam M thanks I am glad my video helped you!! All the best on your brake job.
Speedkar.. well the job is complete and your video is exceptional. but must say I am glad I had a mechanic close by.. lol but the problem was my replacement spring kit aside from the pads themselves.. The replacement pins were too long hence the hold down spring and washer kept popping off when I went to replace the rotor.. Grrrr.. :) So found the original pins, cleaned them up, reused and presto. Piece of cake.. But yes a very tedious job and annoying.. I'm glad I won't have to do that again but I did also learn for future how to change my brake pads and that is a piece of cake. Thanks again for your guidance. All the best
I changed my timing belt on my 93 Camry V6 for the 1st time thanks to this man right here he explains shit so good..
Awesome, I'm glad this can help
Thank you! I will be doing this on my Land Cruiser and looks like it’s the same process! I appreciate your detailed video and clear step by step guidance
Great video... massively helpful.... EXCEPT that you made it look easy. I did ONE side tonight and it took me 4 hours. Most annoying job I've ever done! Getting that pin and the spring and cap in place while holding the stupid shoes in the right place... ARGGGGHHH!!! Very frustrating job, but this video was great.
Thanks for the feedback. Yes those clips are very tedious. I cheated and learned on the other side before making the video.
I had a lot of difficulties holding the spring and cap as I couldn't put a lot of pressure of the pin at the back. I cheated by getting 2 small cable ties and putting the spring in a vise and cable tied both sides of the spring. This meant I didn't need to fight against the spring while trying to get the pin through the cup.
Same here..started at half 8 AM..half 3 pm came and still not finished..so I gave up
Exceptionally well edited video. With the average Joe it would have lasted 45 minutes needlessly. Thanks for that, the good video footage, and of course the good tutorial.
Dude you're making this look easy . I been struggling on 1 the last 3 hours
Thank you so much! It was so hard to find something I could even relate to my 2005 camry
I'm not usually one to comment, but thanks so much for this video, I was pretty lost when it came to this job, and most other videos are GM specific. Thank you!
cosmo479 Glad it helped!
Excellent description as you were doing the work and great video angles. Best video that I've seen yet!!! Thanks a million!
Thank you sir, this video is very helpful. I Iove how you walk through very clearly and slowly. Thanks again
Your video is awesome. you are a great teacher and super patient. This was a super blessing to me fixing our sienna. thanks and blessings to you
Thanks for the feedback
Thank you for the video. I was fighting to get one of my drums off and your video was just what I needed! Thanks!
Tim Himes Glad it helped!
Great instructional video. Very clear and informative. Just what I needed.
You're a star, man. :-)
Excellent Video ... perfectly explained and with great visuals ... the Avalon is running quiet and smooth
Thanks
Avalon good choice
Excellent video. I just used it to try and figure out what my brakes had decided to chew up and throw around the drum. Looks like I've got the folded-up remains of the cable guide seen below the hub assembly at 3:53. Oh, and a pin which I'd wrongly assumed had been bent out of shape by the knackered brakes, which I knocked straight before discovering that it's supposed to be that shape. Oh well, more bits on order.
Well you have quite the job ahead of you
nice one pal, got me out of a pickle, forgot which way a couple of my springs went on. lol Lexus SC400 ( toyota soarer In UK) very similar. mick UK
LoL, the progression from the caliper bracket bolt being stuck to sawing it off with a dremel is funny.
Yea...things happen you know...not everything is fine and dandy
Thank you so much! Especially like the diagram. You >did< make it look too easy and you're so patient. The comments helped too with the idea to pre-compress the retaining spring + clip with string or wire ties. My fingers found that impossible otherwise. And thanks for reminding us to use anti-seize.
Awesome
Cheers for the help doing this on a rav this Saturday.
+poly flanders Thanks hope it goes well for you.
Thank you for very helpful video. With the pins, I am going to try assembling pin, washer, spring and cap prior to putting shoe on, and using string to pull and compress the hold down assembly and slide shoe in under then release. I saw a photo of this method on a toyota forum for 4runners. Same issue as Camry.
Did assembling pin, washer & spring work well?
This is very complicated for me, but the parking brake on my Lexus GS300 is not releasing enough to reverse or forward smoothly. Is that fixable or does it have to be replaced somehow? How Will I Know? Thank you this is great video
You need an adjustment
Great help for 105 too. Even with the hub off I need a third hand to get the shoe hold down springs and cups on though!
+David Turner I hate those clips!!
Great video - you make it look easy, even with corroded parts! Kudo to you.
Thanks. This car isn't that rusty, there's a lot worse out there. Living in the salt-belt means rusty cars.
good video , please make more videos for Toyota car , your video is clear and right to the point , well done . Thanks
Thanks for this speedkar. It looked like alien technology as I removed the hat. Got so frustrated with the spring cups that I got the Dremel out and fashioned my own tool out of a 7mm narrow long socket. Works perfectly with a pair of grips! Job done
This is exactly what an sr5 4runner 2014 looks like. You are a houdini with how quick you got those springs in... OMG 😂
I hate them springs. They make a special tool for it
Good video. I stopped using anti seize on my brakes. I figure it’s good for awhile, but eventually just attracts dust, grime, and it basically just rubs off the contact points quickly. Everyone does it a little different.
True. But do you live in the rust belt ?
@@speedkar99 Not anymore, no. Didn’t use anti seize in the southeastern part of Wisconsin when I lived there though. I never ran into any issues. Maybe it is more useful in other states.
Damn dude.....you're good !! You omitted all of the curse words I'm sure I'll be spouting as I attempt this job.
Haha
I take my time and do my job.
If I can't finish, I'll leave it until later.
No curse words needed.
Hi, I have a 02 highlander and working on my calipers. Now I can't get the rotor over the parking brake. I have not fiddled with the brake either. I adjusted the adjustment bolt as far as it will go to close the shoes. It seems stuck. You did a really good video, well done. Please advise as I'm trying to get this done on my day off. Thank you
Great video as a Certified Ford master Tech and ASE certified I only have one thing I noticed and that was way to heavy on the Anti -Seize don't go to heavy as it can get where you don't want it. A small amount goes along way
I loved the special Toyota hold down spring tool you used...aka fingers 😅. That'll do.
I’m putting emergency brakes on my 2008 Toyota Sienna and my hold down spring is loose but it’s attached to the pin? It’s the pin that is crooked and I can’t figure out why it’s loose? I ordered a new hardware kit and I’m hoping that the new ones fit tighter? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated! 😕
Having grown up with all 80's GM and Ford junk cars, I think I can do drum brakes with my eyes closed. A plus in this case.
I noticed parking brake kits that come with new springs pins and hardware has more more springs and pins I'm wondering if they're extras in case you lost them.
Thank you
I was able to save some money thanks to your video
Glad you did.
Toyota brakes- particularly the handbrakes, put me in a theological dilemma. I don't believe in hell. However, I just don't know where the designers of these brakes can go in eternity... I would like them to see the insurmountable amount of wasted time they have caused all over the world and during many decdes because of these pins.
How many of us have they brought to sheer desperation almost to a suicidal state?!
So, this is my appeal to all of us who deal with this horrible design. Hang in there! There will be a day where the designers get a just treatment for what they have done to us, I am sure of it. :-)
+Manfred Lemke Yea those pins are a pain. Apparently there's a tool that your supposed to use.
very true
I found it easier to put the springs and retainers together and then stretch them out over the top of the shoes and into place. I also masked off the shoes with masking tape before I started to reassemble to keep them cleaner. Reading down below I see someone else noted this method of getting the springs on. Great and helpful post otherwise.
been working on those springs for 2 hours. my head's about to explode. 04 sequoia and there's almost no room to work them in.
The reason these are so bad is because they combine disc brakes with drum brakes. Putting back the pins is annoying enough with pure drum brakes, where the pin isn't hidden by the hub.
Why didn't they just use the disc brakes for the parking brakes like other car makers do?
I forgot to mention that drum brakes are terrible as parking brakes in humid climates. The pads tend to stick to the drum because of the humidity, and after a few times they become loose and you have to replace the brake shoes. If you have a manual gearbox and the brakes are sticking, just keep the first speed engaged instead of using the parking brake.
Question: The parking brake cable has a spring on it, how did you get that spring to move back so you could attach the end of the parking brake lever to it? Thanx!!
what an easier job than on the Prado 120 - the gap between the the hub and the backing plate is is so narrow, one can hardly fit a finger in there, plus the hub hole to work through is about 1/2 the diameter, only about 12mm diameter.
I made a couple of special forked tools for the retaining clips plus lots of patience and perseverance. For an old fella with problem knees it would have been great to have it full height on a hoist too!
I also had to replace the axle as the oil/grease deflector had rusted out, plus all rotors, calipers and pads front and rear. No need to grind out any blots luckily. The secret to buying sockets is to only get hex ones, not multifit. which can too easily strip either the nut/bolt head or even the socket itself.
Just did this on my GX460, what a pain in the *ss!! Hahaha. To get those blue springs with the pins back took forever. Used twine to hold the lil spring and its caps while pulling to compress and moving the shoe in place. A beer well deserved!
There's a special tool for that
very very professional and helpful video. thanks for uploading
Thanks for the feedback.
Super helpful. Worked like a gem on my 88 supra
Glad it helped on such a unique car. Cool!
Before doing the replacement job, do you engage or disengage the parking brake?
Great video, we'll done clear and to the point
+fred pilon thank you
Very helpful video. The parking brake shoes were paper thin. Why did you not replace them?
Pffft who uses parking brakes 🙈
Good, clear video. Takes the mystery out off Toyota style disk/drum type brakes. My only suggestion would be to add torque values during the 'nice and snug' dialog, for caliper bolts.
+Richard M. Thanks, haha I don't use a torque wrench for this kind of stuff...only for sealing surfaces where it matters the most :)
only your golden hands can fix my car
+Swan Wark Really? What if I break something ?
good tutorial......this parking brake set up is a pain in the butt.......getting the parking brake shoe hold down springs in and out just using needle nose pliers was impossible for me so I made my own tool to do it. Saw a similar tool for a corvette, but mine is sized just for this RX300. I sacrificed a large flat head screwdriver, but I have a ton of them and it is totally worth it. It is really late now, but I will post some pictures of the tool I made and how to use it.......makes replacing those hold down spring soooooo much easier.....and possible for people like me who have old, arthritic hands from years of wear and tear....LOL.
Yes these are a pain!!
I hate dealing with those springs.
There is a special tool they sell for it however.
Very nice video, the thanks. However may I ask why did you do it? You have not replaced anything, it all went in like it was
I was servicing them and then decided to share with you all the procedure
@@speedkar99 servicing in what sense? Did you replace anything or you just cleaned and greased? I'm replacing pads on my Toyota and I'll probably clean and grease the parking brake
Which way do you turn the shoe adjustment screw to push the pads towards the drum?
Painters tape! Use it to hold everything together, especially at the top of the shoes and the little clips behind the small shoe springs. Did this on Sequoia with even less clearance than shown here. I don't know how it would be possible without the tape!
+Kevin Rhoades Good tip
Great video, exactly like my 95 Camry. Do you have any thoughts on why my e-brake pedal almost goes to the floor before catching? I've adjusted them so there is just a slight drag when I spin the wheel. Is there an adjustment to the cable somewhere? Any advice is appreciated.
A Lanesey Assuming your cables are intact and not seizing or cut and your parking brake shoes aren't worn all the way down, you can adjust the pedal/ handle with a turn-buckle like device usually located under the center console before the cable exits the bottom of the car.
Your videos awesome brother ... i like the way you explain... its so simple and easy to understand ..
Great video, thanks. I only wish you had spent more time on the hold down clips, the hours I've spent trying to install them as I'm sure many out there have as well. I eventually resorted to using a piece of string to compress the three pieces - the two cups and spring - pulled through the adjuster access hole in the hub. The method can be found if you Google "Help to re-install the parking brake".
There's a special tool for that. I struggled with this as well
Do I need the parking brake for the function of the wheel? I have one of these as a beater and I can hear everything went to crap inside of there. Is it an option to just delete the parking brake and run it as is? Or is it structurally important?
Yes you can delete the parking brake shoes (as long as you have rear disc brakes). Not recommended though, in case you need that parking brake.
I'm having to grind the bolt heads off the caliper bracket also. Did you get the bolts out of the caliper bracket or get a new caliper bracket? Another video? How to get bolts out of a caliper bracket.
I think I was able to turn it out with vice grips. You can get a used caliper and bracket at a junkyard if needed
@@speedkar99 I just twisted the head off the lower bolt. For the upper bolt in the video you cut it off with a dremel with the long cut off attachment. I just ordered the Cardone refurbished brakes with the brackets. How are they, ever used the Cardone?
Wouldn't it be so much easier to remove the hub assembly, since all that is needed is to remove the 4 bolts, so that there could be a clear access to the parking brake shoes and all its hardware? Btw, can the same hub assembly that is removed be reinstalled, or once it's removed, is a new one required? Thank you!
Your right, that would help with clearance
Very helpful video! This job was an unbelievable pain though on my 06 Sienna. I had to get someone to hold those long pins in so I could get the spring and caps in place. Phew! I DO NOT want to do that again.
+Chris Asprelli agreed, drum brakes aren't easy but they make a tool for those pin caps
speedkar99 that's good to know! Do you know what they're called?
Thanks for the video. Finished one side, took ages. Have a 2004 Sequoia. Everything was going well, I then get to the bit were I'm supposed to re-install the holding spring pin, the side with the crooked pin that resembles a start up crank. What a nightmare! You seem to have a bigger working gap than I did. For the life of me I could not get to damn thing in place. For one thing the hole in the hub is small and does not line up properly with the holding pin so you end up trying to push on the spring and cap at an angle and tools are hard to insert through the tiny hole, it's like a sadistic version of the game Operation. Went to bed very frustrated. Visited an online Toyota forum this morning for possible advice. Saw lots of people complaining about this issue but one guy out of many suggested a different approach, that is put the spring and caps on the pin beforehand, then slide the caliper with the parking brake arm into place, there is a slot in the caliper for the small crank arm to sit. It is still very fiddly but managed it after several tries. Obviously everything else was pretty easy after this. As regards the other side, I think I may just dose it with brake cleaner and grease up the friction points, lol!
Thanks for a great video. I'm replacing mine now on a 05 Avalon.
+RareDiamond Ching Glad you enjoyed it
Solid video, thanks very much for the help.
You are welcome. Thanks
thanks for the excellent video. I am trying to change the spring parts for my 2007 sienna xle awd. which has the rear drum with disc . having hard time to find the correct parts. i have doubt on the shoe holding spring pins. which I ordered all four pins are straight pins. but I notice here in your video and somewhere else.. two spring pins are straight and other two are in a different shapes. any idea about this issues? those straight pins will be fit?
good vedio thank you so much, do you have any idear why rear passenger side brake making lightly noise, do i have to change the dis or the pad 2001 camry le
Thanks for the vid, pretty nervous about this job or any drum brakes but seeing you do it not too bad. When adjusting the star wheel, do you have it loose first by backing the nut then making your make adjustments thereafter?
Its not that difficult if you study how all the parts go together.
You don't have to back off the star wheel, just make sure the brakes are properly seated in the drums, and start tightening down the star wheel until you feel slight tension when rotating the rotor.
Did you use OEM parking brake shoes or an after market choice?
I just replaced the brake shoes and hardware in addition to new rotors and pads in the rear of my 99 camry V6 with discs in rear and parking brake shoes inside. My issue is the I beat the rotors onto the shoes with a hammer bc I was extremely frustrated (bad idea I know) and now the rear wheels lock up sometimes turning when trying to drive. the adjustment nut is completely closed. The original shoes were about 245 K old and a mechanic a year ago or so adjusted the parking brake on the car to where they would grab better. My question is do I need to have the rotors turned to shave some of the inside since they are brand new and/or is there a cable adjustment on the parking brake somewhere, if so where? Sorry for the long question
Ryan Jordan FYI the wheels were locking up only when driving on my grass on my property, car has not been taken out onto a public road..
Ryan Jordan Are you sure the shoes aren't seized slightly engaged? Perhaps the cable is stuck? Usually a sticking parking brake would wear down a few mm of friction material and the wheel would be free to spin again. You'll see alot of brake dust build up on your wheels.
According to the parts diagram it doesn't look like there's a turnbuckle elsewhere for adjustment, besides the nut at the handle.
www.villagetoyotaparts.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=359364&ukey_make=1021&ukey_model=14405&modelYear=1999&ukey_category=19382&ukey_driveLine=6108&ukey_trimLevel=14178
The new replacement hardware will let you adjust the shoes a little smaller so that when you put the rotor back on, it just slides on and off. Of course, once it is on, you'll have to adjust it larger than you with with the original parts. Had I not gotten a new hardware kit due to screwing up the bent keeper pin when I pulled the rotor (it was pretty stuck on), I would have never been able to put my new rotors over my new pads with the original hardware. It was too tight and I had to bang it on. I knew it was a bad idea when I was doing it but cripe, they are brand new replacement parts. Had I not gotten the new, slightly shorter adjuster, I would have been SOL as my new rotors would have locked up until I overheated them and worn down the new pads some.
I have a 2007 toyota camry, i change the rotors and pads, but the emergency brake does not have the power to stop the car so, do you think if I change the brake shoe the car will have more stopping power?
+boxing fan javier did you adjust the parking brake with the star wheel? They are not self adjusting.
Yes, but I think I should change the shoes
Thank you... this video shows me that I'd rather take it to the shop. lol
Looks like your car has alot of rust. Thanks for the informational video!
+Kamran Khan Thanks, no this car doesn't have much rust compared to a lot of other Canadian cars
Kamran Khan that car looks prestine compare to my car at the Jersey shore.
Why didn’t you show us how you do the shoe with the misshaped hold down pin , cause I done it once before and ended up pulling my hair out bu t I done it in the end now I’m doing the shoes again and wondered if there is an easier way landcruiser95 3.0 d4d ,thanks
Yeah that sure is a hair puller!
Michael Richards
The adjusters are handed, and you need the correct one for the side you are working on.
On the driver side, does the adjuster tighten going up (counter clockwise) or does it tighten going down on the drivers side (clockwise). It wasn't until I was done with both wheels and putting tooks away I noticed the adjusters were "handed". Makes sense... The way installed mine, they looser going down (from the access hole). I would guess that mine loosens going up on the passenger side. I figure I had a 50/50 chance of doing it right. Wouldn't be too hard to pull the wheel and rotor, but I'd rather not.....
Thanks for the video & all those who commented. But why did you re-install those old worn out brake shoes?
They weren't that worn out, still had a few mm left. I rarely use the parking brake anyway.
and what do you do if you dont have the huge hole in the wheel stud plate to access the shoe springs like my stupid 1997 Toyota Landcruiser - pretty much impossible to access and especially to re-install
Do you have any video on brake conversion( drum to disc)? I would like to convert my drum brakes to disc brakes on my 2002 camry using the parts a salvage car.
Speedkar 99, when putting it all back together (left rear tire on 1992 Camry wagon LE 3.0L V6), do both the parking brake shoe lever and the parking brake shoe fit into that larger notch on the rear end of the strut (away from the front side on which the spring is placed), or does just the rear parking brake shoe fit into that wider strut notch? I put both into that wider notch, and could barely get the disk mounted, even with the adjusting screw closed all the way. There is now too much drag even with parking brake released. After driving 4 blocks, disk was 190 degrees F. Other 3 disks were 33 degrees, and I hear the drag from the driver's seat. Thx, Chris O'C
I meant "rotor" not "disk". cmo
+oconnorcm Ahh I cant recall off the top of my head, I assume the notch is just for the shoes and the brake lever sits behind the shoes.
Really helpful. I have a question though. I'm trying to fix the ebrake on 2001. The pins don't seem long enough, are they different from a 1999 to a 2001 ? Any help is appreciated . Thanx
Hmm I'm not sure if they are, but you can cross reference the part numbers on sites that have Toyota parts catalogues like Village Toyota Parts or Lexus parts online.
Ok thanx for the help. ☺
I cannot figure this out. The staighht shoe hold down pin doesn't fit through the hole because it appears the axle carrier is in the way. What am I doing wrong?
Right! It probably depends on the particular Toyota. I have done this on a Highlander BUT I avoided removing that straight pin. After some wiggling and due to time pressure I decided to leave it and reuse.
If yours is broken or already out and you need to install a new one-try wiggling it at different angles or even giving a slight bend (re-straigthen after)-there is a small access on the Highlander but it will be tricky to get it in.
To do it properly is to simply remove the hub from the knucle:4 bolts and the axle nut (axle nut loosening should be started with wheel installed and on ground/loaded and you might want to get a new axle nut as it's the usual rec to not reuse axle nuts).
You make this beastly job look easy!
Your right...alot can go wrong here
bro, you have no fear in you lol once you got to taking off the shoes i was having anxious moments
would be cool to have a parking brake cable adjustment vid to go with this one
+neppy5 Cable adjustment is mostly done at the star-wheel anyway. I think there's a turn-buckle under the heatshield under the exhaust, but I don't want to bother rusty bolts until the cable needs replacing.
+neppy5 I'm not afraid to take things apart on this car, as this is my secondary "experimental" car where I learn on.
Hello, I have a 96 convertible Celica and i have had to replace a wheel stud on the rear. After ive put alll the shoes back on, im hearing like a clicking noise from that side now. And when the handbrake is on the wheel turns one way but not the other. Any idea what it could be?
The adjustment wheel should move both ways.
The handbrake lever seems to be blocking the movement of the adjuster.
Could it be a seized handbrake cable?
cheers bud these rear handbrake shoes are a pain in the but so thank you
They sure are a pain if you don't have the spring tool
that is so amazing, all the parts and yet not enough room to work on, very clear video, thank you. questions. when you put the bolt back , what is the ft/lb to tie the nuts ? , also, you use screw driver to release somthing,,, in the brake shoe ???
+Daniel The Lion Thanks. Not sure which screw driver are you referring to?