Can someone write up a DIY for Drum Brake change?
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Can someone write up a DIY for Drum Brake change?
Disc brakes have been quite easy to do. Does anyone here have a link Honda's Drum Brake replacement DIY? Or if you guy ever do, please do a writeup! Thanks 
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From: Oklahoma
Im going to assume theres nothing special about the Fit drums vs the 84-00 Civic Drums.
*Chock the front tires, lower the ebrake, jack the car up.
*Remove the drums, usualy a couple taps with a hammer or rubber mallet will free them. Just spin them and wrap on them with the hammer till they come off.
*Remove the spring clips and studs that hold the shoes to the backing plate with a screwdriver and a needle nose plyers, push in on the clip then turn the stud.
*Using needle nose plyers remove one vertical spring that holds tension on the star wheel lock tab.
*Remove the shorter horzontal spring at the bottom, you can get it out from behind the catch by pushing down on the shoe assembly and pulling the bottom out. Remove the short spring from both shoe's
*Use a flat head screwdriver to adjust the star wheel so the shoes spread apart, once they clear the wheel cylinder pull them out away from the cylinder.
*Adjust the starwheel back so the shoes come together once there away from the cylinder.
*Grab the bottoms of both shoes and pull them apart, the adjuster should fall out, then just unhook the long spring from the top, and the front shoe.
*Push the spring back on the ebrake cable and remove it from the ebrake lever on the rear shoe.
*Use a screwdriver and some plyers to unclip the horseshoe clip from the stud that goes threw the shoe into the ebrake lever.
*Re-attach the ebrake lever to the new shoes, throw some lube on the adjuster mechanism.
*Slide the adjuster between both shoes, and adjust it down to the smallest it will go, and strech the long spring between the tops of both shoes.
*Place the shoes down between the hub and backing plate and adjust the star wheel out so the shoes fit over the wheel cylinder, and back down so it fits snug.
*Replace the small spring at the bottom and wiggle it down and back behind the catch.
*Replace the starwheel lockout tab and spring.
*Reinstall the spring clip and studs that hold the backing plate
*Put the drum back on and spin it, pull the drum back off and adjust the shoes out till they just bairly drag on the drum when you spin it.
Done
*Chock the front tires, lower the ebrake, jack the car up.
*Remove the drums, usualy a couple taps with a hammer or rubber mallet will free them. Just spin them and wrap on them with the hammer till they come off.
*Remove the spring clips and studs that hold the shoes to the backing plate with a screwdriver and a needle nose plyers, push in on the clip then turn the stud.
*Using needle nose plyers remove one vertical spring that holds tension on the star wheel lock tab.
*Remove the shorter horzontal spring at the bottom, you can get it out from behind the catch by pushing down on the shoe assembly and pulling the bottom out. Remove the short spring from both shoe's
*Use a flat head screwdriver to adjust the star wheel so the shoes spread apart, once they clear the wheel cylinder pull them out away from the cylinder.
*Adjust the starwheel back so the shoes come together once there away from the cylinder.
*Grab the bottoms of both shoes and pull them apart, the adjuster should fall out, then just unhook the long spring from the top, and the front shoe.
*Push the spring back on the ebrake cable and remove it from the ebrake lever on the rear shoe.
*Use a screwdriver and some plyers to unclip the horseshoe clip from the stud that goes threw the shoe into the ebrake lever.
*Re-attach the ebrake lever to the new shoes, throw some lube on the adjuster mechanism.
*Slide the adjuster between both shoes, and adjust it down to the smallest it will go, and strech the long spring between the tops of both shoes.
*Place the shoes down between the hub and backing plate and adjust the star wheel out so the shoes fit over the wheel cylinder, and back down so it fits snug.
*Replace the small spring at the bottom and wiggle it down and back behind the catch.
*Replace the starwheel lockout tab and spring.
*Reinstall the spring clip and studs that hold the backing plate
*Put the drum back on and spin it, pull the drum back off and adjust the shoes out till they just bairly drag on the drum when you spin it.
Done
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Joined: Aug 2006
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From: Oklahoma
ahhh good old honda directions
Remove Spring, Remove Shoes, Install reverse of removal.
About like the HCP Bseries EF Swap mounts... "Bolt mount to engine, Install Engine"
You may or may not use the tricks ive learned after doing mine countless times but whatever floats your boat.
Remove Spring, Remove Shoes, Install reverse of removal.
About like the HCP Bseries EF Swap mounts... "Bolt mount to engine, Install Engine"
You may or may not use the tricks ive learned after doing mine countless times but whatever floats your boat.
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