diy tutorial request : drum brakes

[shadowtag88]

hey, im looking for a tutorial or guide on how to replace shoes on drum brakes

if anyone has instructions more specific to 2005 corolla brakes thatd be helpful.

any experience points would be appreciated.

any parts checklist before going to the store?


thanks

[TrdSpeed140]

you're car's as old as mine is, and my brake shoes still have lots of pad left. are you sure you need to replace them, have you had a look at them?

[shadowtag88]

Originally Posted by TrdSpeed140

you're car's as old as mine is, and my brake shoes still have lots of pad left. are you sure you need to replace them, have you had a look at them?

hahah thanks. yes theres like 64k miles on it. it was squeaking really bad for a while when we forgot the ebrake while driving. and now everytime we touch the brakes, the rear just makes a HORRID HORRID metal grinding/ vibrating noise- its time. i recently did the front discs. and left the rears, but theyve gotten really bad.

for my check list, i was going to get:

-a pair of drums
-a pair of shoes for each side
-hardware kit - someone said i could reuse the springs? any experience tips on that? also, i noticed on autozones site, theres two different packages... which do i need?

-synthetic grease - i have



i have a bunch of standard tools, anything specific i need?

thanks

[rainking1978]

I did mine and just took my time. Left one side complete for reference. Didn't have any issues. Took about an hour.

[dz63]

shadowtag - I wrote a DIY complete with photos for the rear drum brakes on my 1996 Camry and posted them here...

DIY: GEN 3 Brake Shoe Replacement and Parking Brake Adjustment

Maybe the Camry is similar enough to the Corolla to give you an idea what to expect?

[johnoh]

Originally Posted by shadowtag88

i have a bunch of standard tools, anything specific i need?

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