Disc & Drum Brake Servicing & Repair (3 of 3)

[lgttb1]

he is working on a 1989 honda accord lx-i . you can tell by the rims. i put 236,000 miles on mine before trading it in for a new 2001 ...

[hom2fu]

The car, hair cut, mustache , music = the time machine

[tinderinc]

that hair cut and facial hair is priceless

[vidxyzguy]

Thanks for this video .Great

[constantlydoped]

Fuck, who else cringed when he ran his finger around the scored drum? Nice way to get a shit load of metal splinters!

[collectionmonster]

dude the guy @guy at 7:20with the orange scrwerdiver must have finished a bfc monster!...hes shaky yo!

[moneybelt22]

@collectionmonster I GOTTA BUY NEW BRAKE SHOES FOR MY FEET! OHHH MY ACHING FEET!

[moneybelt22]

@collectionmonster MAYBES HES NERVOUS YO! HES WORRIED ABOUT GETTING PAID

[malelee21]

Question - when adjusting the tensioner, how do you determine that it's the correct tension? is drum supposed to make slight contact with the shoes?

[constantlydoped]

@malelee21 : Yes, that's right. Just when you start to get some resistance when spinning the drum forward means the adjustment is OK. Keep both sides even, and adjust at cable if the handbrake lever travels too far.

[vidxyzguy]

@malelee21

Years ago a friend of mine told me you are at the right tension when, you hand spin the tire with yours hands for one revolution of the tire. Seems to make sense. Also the brake drum will get way too hot if there is too much tension when you go for a drive.

[ricebike]

PS: in part one he noticed he had contaminated the lining with it during initial inspection & wiped that crap off the lining afterwards

he just didn't do it this time when he was installing new shoes and final assembly

[EastBayCTS]

Amused by the 85 ft./lbs per square inch? comment.

It's simply foot pounds on the torque wrench or 1 pound pressure on a 1 foot lever for each "foot pound". No square inches involved here in the wheel torque specification.

[ricebike]

wow i didn't see him clean and grease the backing plate at the points where the shoes mount; he did it after they are on?!?! he contaminated part of the shoe lining with the white lithium grease...

he also didn't clean / relube the parking brake adjuster; i usually wire brush the threads and lube it with anti-seize

[au8682]

@ricebike this is video 3 of 3. In video 1 of 3, servicing, he sprays brake cleaner on a rag and cleans off the brake shoe so as to not contaminate it. I think it's assumed that people have watched all three parts. Which is probably a bad assumption on their part.

[ricebike]

@au8682

i've seen all 3... what you failed to grasp was during the reassembly 6:23 to 6:29

i prefer to grease the backing plate points BEFORE installing the NEW shoes, making sure not to contaminate the NEW linings like he did... didn't see him note to make sure it's kept clean...

all the other parts of this series is ok

[redpointpat]

by hammer, he means sledgehammer

[redpointpat]

yeah, the first time I attempted a rear drum job, i dismantled both sides, thus having no reference for reinstall. total dumbass move. it was before the web (remember those days). So i had to go to a junkyard and take a wheel off a similar vehicle and draw it, (no digital cam) then go back and rebuild. thank heavens for the internet and not being 16 anymore.

[interstategar]

excellant vid

[mannymmv]

you make it look so simple, but in fact drum brakes were invented by the devil to torture all mechanics who dare to work on them.  I cant wait till they are obsolete and DISC BRAKES front and rear take over.

[constantlydoped]

@mannymmv : Maybe torture the backyard hack, but not a professional mechanic. If a mechanic cannot replace a set of brake shoes, or finds replacing them difficult.. then he or she has no hope in the automotive trade. Nothing with the brake shoe setup.. it's reliable, easy to maintain, and cheaper in the long run. Id rather a large set of rear shoes, than some tiny biscuit shaped rear pads to stop my vehicle!

[TranceScene]

Rear brake shoes last a lot longer and require much less frequent replacement that the front pads because the fronts do most of the braking.

[mx444bee]

thank you,awesome vid.

I like what you said about using the opposite brake for a reference.

[bitcher9]

thank you so much for posting these videos. very helpful 5/5 stars

[lomanoylilabohol]

Very good job. Thank you

[pfaffalicous]

you may have to tap the drum with a hammer if it is stuck...they dont always come off that easy!

[Godbrother]

My trucks drum brake cover is basically almost welded onto the setup! its almost impossible to come off.

[halflife103]

@Godbrother i suggest using a grinder.

[Amandalicious1987]

super!

[mattis09]

at 5:20 put together