How to Replace Drum Brakes on Your Car
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Drum brake replacement. How to replace drum brake shoes on your car, DIY with Scotty Kilmer. How to change brake shoes on your car. Drum brake location, inspection, removal and repair. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 42 years.
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How about using clp or something to remove the rust/ clean it up? Are there rotors on these like a pad brake system?
Scotty Kilmer i just did it on my Pontiac torrent but brake won’t stop the car
Scotty Kilmer, please suggest more than just a jack under the vehicle, like jack stands or bricks. Some people suck at life.
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Where do I buy this “ common sense “
Without a doubt the best diy car maintenance video on UA-cam. No 5 minute introduction, no super slow explanations just straight to the point with everything you need
00:27 seconds...seconds ! ! into the vid and he starts jacking the car up. No explanation about how important brakes are. Like , oh ya? when did this change?
@cubiczirconiabeard5366 I think anyone who needs a little assistance for a brake job has the mental awareness that brakes are the most critical safety component in a vehicle.
Your video was short and to the point without over complicating this. I have seen many videos on this subject but by far yours makes the most sense
Great video, fast and well detailed unlike those 30 minute pointless videos. Thanks for saving me time and money Scotty!
Thank you Scotty .
Can I agree more? Lol, I just said the exact same thing to my wife
Yeah I thought the same thing
AMEN!
Okay here are my pointers after using this video!
1) There is no replacement for cutters when grabbing springs, needle nose pliers will slip.
2) Be sure to grease ALL contact points, my car had 8 of them. Be sure to look at the bottom meeting points too.
3) You might not need to change your drum brakes if they are squeaking, you might just need to disassemble and re-grease. My car with over 100k still had the same amount of shoe left as a new set.
4) Use brake cleaner on your new drum inside contact points to remove any gunk from the factory.
5) Put your car in neutral and spin the drums, they should bind up and stop pretty quickly. If you don't get it tight enough you will still roll with your e-brake fully engaged. If it is too tight, you will have to use screws to remove the drum and start over. Take the time to get this right.
I have never done drum brakes before and this video was exceptional. Clear, concise and to the point. Thanks Scotty!
It's all fun and games until you do your own drum brakes
ki jssn just didn’t my first set of drum brakes on my 3rd gen camaro and oh my god did I want to roll it down a cliff😂
Jajja it happened to me too.
@@itzmckrispy9318 i agree 😂 i thought the same thing when i was doing my moms for her . im so happy my car has all disc brakes 😂😂
LOL yes!
Scottie mah man thank you... Now i know how to do it but first i gonna buy me a car... With drum brakes on the back...
heck, follow this video, all systems are rather similar. And if you're confused take digital pictures BEFORE you take the parts off.
same process, adjusters are all slightly different, but if you do one side you can compare it to the other side if you get confused putting it back together.
You really made it look easy. I'm starting to think that I can do a rear shoes replacement too.
+Phillip Ivey - I SECOND Phillip lol ,I have to replace my wheel cylinders and after finding out I have to take the brake shoes off to get the wheel cylinder off I might as well do those too,but I've never done them and I watched some guy wrestle with a set and he didn't look lie he was having much fun ! Hey Scotty ,You Da Man !! ,Oh and MY question is do I REALLY have to take the shoes off to get the wheel cylinder out ??
Hardest part is removing the drum.
@@iancc86 Depends on where the car is from. My car doesn't have much rust at all, but my dad's car was so rusted he drove 3 miles with the lug nuts loosened and the wheel still wouldn't come off.
Drum brakes require p l u!
@@randomvideosn0where Jack it up, set it in a stand and hit it with the base of your palms. Mine get stuck every single time and this works so well. No idea what kinda damage that might be doing, if any 😂
I love this guy!
He's a life saver...
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3:20.....is that a cutter? if accidently cut off those spring?
my little pony They get a good grip. it'd take alot of squeezing to cut those springs with that. try doing that with pliers it's a bitch. dull little cutters work fine.
Knows what he's talking about and has a great way about him. Seems like a nice guy too.
seriously Scotty. I need a DVD of a load of your videos, to watch when I'm at sea and can't get signal.
Chris hedley changing the brake shoes on a ship is at least a 2 man job.
you should also change the ships tires while you have them off
@@PhoenixT1953 what's the ships tires?
@@inakiland the wheel.
Are you a captain?
This is the best brake shoe video of all time
Hahahaha!!! Yes!! Yes it is the greatest brake show video of all time!
Scotty dose it in five minutes. Me in my garage 4 Hours lol
When you've rear drum brakes the 1st thing you do when you get ready to replace them is to look in the internet to find a rear breaks system for that vehicle...
@larbyrne I've already responded to this. I didn't go under the car, AND the jack is in the middle of the back on concrete. IF the jack lost pressure, the car would just end up sitting on the jack a bit lower. Scotty
Scotty is a true master! 4 minutes long video and any mechanically inclined person could tackle this job. Great work Scotty👍👍
and this is why you have 1.6M subscribers lol. Straight to the point w/ no complication.
Scotty! Maaan I can't tell u enough how thankful I am to u for literally teaching me how to become a 100% DIYer!! I now do all my own work on my car, and it runs like a brand new car!! And it's a 97!!! Thanks for takin the time to make all these video lessons for us FORMER rookie mechanics!! You're one cool cat! If I'm ever in Texas , I'm gonna take you n your wife out to lunch. I ain't NEVER goin to another shop again!!
Stay cool man!
you spin the back wheels, if they spin freely you tighten the adjuster until they drag just a bit
Very nice demonstration, I just did the rear brakes on my car following this video. And it's good to see someone who doesn't take himself *too* seriously, even with 40-some years of experience.
depends entirely upon model and make of car and if other parts like cylinders need replacing
Whenever I need old school advice, Scotty's there! Bloody legend!
I haven't done drum brakes for years and it's as easy as I remember.
Thanks mate!
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Your video is 8 Years old Scotty, and still helped me to do my rear drum brakes on a 2000 Pontiac Grand AM. Great video, thank you!
Drum brakes are drum brakes…lol
I will start reading my owner's manual in Scotty's voice from now on.
Funny : ))
So it's the break shoe that you replace... My brother told me my car had break drums and I was going into Autozone asking for it. They tried to sell me pads and insisted my car uses them but I was like uh...no it doesn't, but I also don't know what i'm supposed to be replacing lol So I kept asking for the drum. Felt so stupid and i'm so thankful for your straightforward video. It actually looks pretty fun replacing these. Gonna give it a shot.
Scotty! I just wanna say I love your videos. They are so helpful and simplistic to understand. You make me feel like i can accomplish anything with your great attitude as well!
Holy moly! Gotta say.... I learned more from you from the first minute of the video than from all the "mechanics" I know in 27 years. They always just give me a smug look and say " oh that ones easy"....
Thank you for this tutorial.
Lol that ending in the pickup truck was funny. Your poor wife has her hands full lol
Thanks for video man. I'm a fleet tech and I just did my first drum brakes today on a late-model Hyundai. Story on RO: "Removed and replaced rear drums and tested op. Noise eliminated. Return to service". Thanks again!
This guy is so funny, lmao.... I watch his videos just for the laugh sometimes
@spelunkerd I use high quality jacks and work fast. so I often don't use jack stands, they slow me down. Only if I'm crawling under there will I use a jack. PLUS, I work on a concrete surface which is VERY stable. Scotty
Good video but you’re missing 2 main points:
1) the emergency brake lever transfer to the new shoe.
2) lubricants on the auto adjuster.
There is also a 2 shoe retaining spring seats. You only added the top one when fastened the shoes to the pin. In addition, forgot to mention how to adjust the adjuster from the access hole on the backing plate.
Good video though.
FANTASTIC. Short, sweet, and to the point. You just saved me a lot of money and gave me gratification and empowerment. Best drum brake video on the internet!
Scotty, loved the video, thanks BUT you need to use JACK STANDS!!! Safety 1st sir.
Gotta agree, especially with you pulling and pushing on the springs.
Love the short to the point videos. One of the best instructional formats on the tube.
I too like to live dangerously.
Put the tire under the car if car falls it lands on the tire. That’s what I doo.
@MiIesTailsPrower So basically safety first then, :D
He is not getting under the car, so he is safe.
I love doing my own brakes because then I can use the very best parts for the price I would pay someone to use mediocre parts.
One Tip I learned from changing the rear brakes on my buddies 1997 expedition. CHANGE THE SPRINGS IF THEY ARE RUSTY! His failed about a week after the new brakes were installed. They kit for both rear drums is only like $6 from Rock Auto.com
haha awesome video you are a great teacher and entertainig
Thanks for not wasting my time by explaining it straight forward. That's all we need to know to get started
Watching this is 2020 n man this man was ahead of his time
You can't be afraid to take chances ! Just go and do it and save money !
that was the most intelligently done brake job I have ever seen ! If I wasn't a believer before I sure as hell am now. You rock
You showing the clippers save me a lot of time and aggravation!!!!! Best idea I've seen yet!!!
good one scotty.....simple demonstration better than all videos on how to change brake pad on youtube...keep the good job..
scotty u r the man.💪 👍
Another tip is put a cable tie around the cylinder to stop the pistons popping out when moving and levering the shoes. Just snip it when its back together. Pistons popping out are not cool.
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thanks for the help. I had such a hard time trying to figure out what was clicking!. I simply removed drum and out came broken shoes!
"Why not do it yourself?" - Because i don't want to die
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Thanx scotty. 9 years later. I got my dream project truck. 92 bronco, going to change it this weekend
Drum brakes are so dumb... should be called dumb brakes instead
haha thats a good one, I guess they were smart for there time, it is just old technology replaced by disc brakes which ARE much better. biggest thing I dislike about drum brakes is they overheat on long downhlls if you apply brakes too much and then they stop working!!! also they dont work nearly as well as disc and significantly harder to change.
Thanks for the excellent brake shoe DIY tutorial. Your close up shots are superb, and the video really helps in learning how to get the job done.
I wasnt gonna watch this one cause i did mine a bunch of times but when you see a seasoned macanic at work you learn tricks you didnt know before Thank,s Scotty : )
Well done video. I have seem some crap ones, Scotty - this is the best video I have seen. Very detailed. Quick and to the point. Thumbs up..
PSA : rear drum brakes are no joke. I recommend you outsource this job that is generally due at 90K for hard drivers & 125K for gentle drivers. I studied several UA-cam videos. I downloaded the service manual. I bought specialty drum brake tools. I was just going to clean & regrease where the pads contact the back plate. Seemed like a straightforward procedure with my UA-cam knowledge & couple pages of service manual exploded PDF's. What took 5 minutes on a UA-cam toke over an hour on one drum for me ( I've done struts, front brakes, radiator swaps, alternator swaps before, so I'm not a beginner)
I studied the picture I took of the ," before ."
I after struggling for an hour, I finally reassembled and doubled checked my assembly.
Well after taking a short test drive, and not having resistance from my console area parking brake handle, I open the drum again. Turns out, in my 10+ attempts at finessing the springs and position of pads & levers, I discovered that somehow the parking brake cable came off from it's attachment point and got sheared off.
So now I created a $350 premature rear brake job for myself.
Lesson learned .
You're the mofuquen best. Thanks to you I offer help to people to get their cars back up and running even tho idk wtf I'm doing and people think I'm great. The best part is they pay me for it. Thanks Scotty
Love ya, Scotty. Haven't done this since I was 13, w/ my dad. Now have to do an old minivan. Good times!
Thank god for people like you Mr.Scotty, I also watched another video of yours that was very helpful, I think it was the one about the code reader to make sure used cars been sold not to have their codes erased by the buyer, greetings from Toronto,Canada sir.
Stop making everything look easy! Great video Scotty. You saved me an enormous headache. Keep'em coming
Best tip in the video was use the other side for reference. Nice and to the point.
I used the bolt trick to get off my brake drums on my 1996 dodge Avenger. I sprayed some WD40 around the lug holes and in the bolt holes and it worked like a charm! Thanks Scotty! 12-26-2020
sheared bolts have to be replaced, and if the calliper mount is ruined, you have to buy the whole assembly and replace that too. If you have drum e brakes, they adjust by tightening the nuts on the cable. If you have disc e brakes,they are not adjustable.
I M HUGE FAN OF YOUR WORK...... THAT THE PERFECT EXAMPLE WORK WITH FUN.
the e brake cable on one side is not pulling tight enough, some are adjustable, check that
@KithyKeisari Could be, but the moaning is usually poor quality shoes or a worn drum that needs turning. Scotty
I absolutely despise working on drum brakes haha, so much more work than discs, awesome video!
@youfrancis That's to adjust the automatic adjuster IF you have problems with it. Scotty
Awesome video! Need to have some jack stands for safety 😬😬
Outstanding procedure of instructing mr. Kilmer! excellent!!!
you grab it with cutting pliers that are old and dull, then pull it back and clamp down and the spring stays in place.If you like my car help, be sure to watch my live car talk show every saturday morning at 10 AM CST on google events. Just go to my scotty kilmer channel on youtube saturday morning at 10, and click on the google plus icon on the top right corner. That takes you to the event where you can ask me questions Live. You do have to be a member of google plus
Thanks for the instructions, it was pretty easy to do on my 97' Ford Mondeo, I actually ended up changing the cylinders as well and bleed the rear brake lines, it's braking really well except for the handbrake, it won't hold, you actually have to pull it hard to stop the car on a hill, I've adjusted both drums and the handbrake leveler but it still requires force to pull it and lock the rear wheels.
Brakes are fine otherwise, they're holding up very well, no weird noises or ABS errors.
@Liamautomechanic I've been fixing cars for 43 years and none have fallen on me yet. I don't use crappy little jacks and work on a concrete surface. Scotty
Fantastic video. Exactly what I needed. Short and THOROUGH. Also had some tips to look out for. Thank You!
Wow I always thought changing rear brake shoes could be a hassle but you showed it to be really easy, thanks for the help scotty!
@Matthew55904 Only on one shoe on each side, but the cable does go to the left and right side of couse. Scotty
its like 7 am and when i started this video i was like this guy is way tooexcited this early in the morning. but turned out it was a quick but detailed reference and exactly what i needed. great video. and his energy makes youtell heloves what he does
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Scotty never seems to steer me wrong. Thanks
3:25 I see that took you a couple of tries (extra scratch marks on the metal thing that the spring connects to)
it could, start by pulling off the brakes on the back and checking there. But if there is still some shoes left, tighten the adjuster on the brake cables, they do stretch over time
I just got hired at flynns tire and I barely have done any drum brake jobs at my auto tech school, so hopefully as I do these more and more often itll be easier for me
Hey Scotty you've saved me hundreds if not thousands everytime I watch one your videos. I should've subscribed long ago. Huge shout out to you brother!
This man is a legend ladies and gentlemen
Wow I wished I'd watched this before almost taking a sledge hammer to the entire car! This job can be very difficult and frustrating to say the least. They make specially designed tools just for this job- which a should have purchased years ago. I was trying to do this job the hard way and was disgusted by the other youtube videos where they have taken the hub off or the bolts out of the piston so it can be moved- THEN they say 'see, it's easy'. NO it's NOT. I'm SO fed up with UA-camrs who lie and only show the easy part. Guess they have never had a frozen bolt, or worse, one that has broken! There's a reason why Scotty is such a successful UA-camr. HE'S HONEST!
they are self adjusting, pull off the wheels and see if they are worn out, or if the wheel bearings there are worn out and wobble.
Straight to the point. I love this guy!
@BIGRAE93 You should have replaced or turned the rotors, OR used higher quality pads. Cheaper pads are actually harder and make more noise. Scotty
Fast and informational, Beam me up Scotty!
@moofushu You have to put a pressure tester gauge in the number one cylinder, then see if the pressure rises as you crank it toward what you assume is TDC Scotty
@ScienceOfThePS3 you can just remove the top spring, move the shoes out of the way, then unbolt the old one and put a new one in. all 10 mm bolts and nuts on the back side to get it off.
You are a god send..... I freaking didnt know theyre was a spring connected to the e brake handle. Which would explain why my ebrakes eventually stopped working.
I used to, TV is mainly B.S. UA-cam rules, it's REAL and you can get real advice here without all the baloney of TV media.
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you can also use the hand brake level to adjust the rear brakes adjusters.
Dont get me wrong, this is a great video but these are actually fairly simple brakeshoes, having just done some on a skoda fabia, they took nearly 6 hours of work and ive potentially broken the wheel cylinder in the process which is now going to need a mechanic, this video makes it look so much easier than it actually is, just forewarning anyone thinking about actually doing this, its genuinely really difficult on some cars depending on the placement of the springs.
So this was super helpful, although my car must be a later version than in your video. Two huge points - one
I banged the hell out of that outer casing until i researched that you need the parking break off.
two. my emergency break stopped working after this. Have no clue where to go from here other than bringing to shop, which was the thing I was trying to avoid in the first place. I live in hicks ville. There are not shops that I can simply take my car too :(
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I love the end popping the hatch open and boom there you are 😂
@shadowhunter45s I've been using cutters for 43 years and haven't broken any cables yet. Scotty
Just want to mention for other users watching this video is that he forgot to mention that the leading (primary brake shoe) is smaller than the trailing (secondary brake shoe). Most newer cars now days use duo servo drum brakes, hence called Primary shoe (small) = less friction material and secondary shoe (big) = more friction material. So when you change em make sure that it is that way and don't put two (primary) on one side and two (secondary) on the other XD or your car will pull to one side
I got a Nissan versa 2014 sv hatchback. I have to replace the break drums and this video is really easy and helpful.
well done. i like how you didn't use any of those fancy rear brake shoe tools for the average joe to figure out how to do it
you turn the adjuster with a screwdriver while holding the auto adjuster rod out of the way so you can turn it.