what do i need to change brake drums or the shoes?

Question

or do i need to change both is for the rear brakes on my honda civic 98 dx

Answer 1

unless it has been a very long time, the "drums" should be alright. the shoes will need replaced. do one side at a time, therefore you have the other side for reference. there are alot of fancy tools that they want you to buy to do this. however, you can do it with needlenose pliers and screwdrivers. if you have never done this, you may not want to do it. go online to www.autozone.com enter your vehicle and browse their sight. they can give you step by step procedure with visual pictures. good luck

Answer 2

From 24+ years as an auto tech to safely change the brake drums or shoes 2-1/2 hydraulic floor jack.At least two jack stands 2-1/2 ton holding capacity.Four way lug wrench brake spoon, at least one large straight screwdriver , 32 ounce ball pen hammer for rear drums since the drum do rust to the rear axle.

If the vehicle in question has front drums and is two wheel drive which were typical of early model vehicles a front wheel bearing cup removal is necessary. I used a pare of channel lock pliers for this. There will be a carter pin to remove so a pair side cutter pliers will be needed. After front wheel bearing removal and the front drums are off then a front seal removal tool, bearing race removal tool. Last but not least Wheel Bearing cleaning solvent, bearing pressure packing tool and bench vise. If 4-wheel drive don't forget those special tools.

Brake shoes: Brake spring pliers, and brake spring holding power handle plus all the above.

Answer 3

Drum Brake Tools

Answer 4

you probably have drum brakes on the back of that so you need to change the rear wheel brake pads and take the drums and have them resurfaced at a local parts store and reinstall them after you get the new pads on. You will also need a brake spoon to adjust the rear pads up so they lightly make contact with the brake drums when everything is finished.

Answer 5

You only need to change drums if they are out of spec. (to big diameter). You need a brake drum micrometer to check this. Most parts houses that machine drums can check this. If you wore your brakes to the metal and damaged your drums your probably need them. Otherwise they typically last for 3 or 4 brake jobs.

Answer 6

If its the rear brakes you need to change them on both rear wheels. You need a drum brake tool (it makes the job a whole lot easier) the brake shoes and new springs

Answer 7

If they can be machined ("turned down"), places like Pep Boys still charge only $8 per drum or rotor to turn them down. Once the metal rotor or drum doesn't measure the minimum required thickness, the rotors are simply pulled off once the calipers are removed and replaced with new ones. Like wise for the drums. Simply pull them off and replace with new ones. Wash all new rotors and drums down with hot soapy water and rinse thoroughly.
On the surface of the Honda brake drums there's a threaded screw hole that you have to thread the proper screw into to force the drum off the axle assembly. It will be a metric screw. Some older Hondas require a special front brake rotor removal tool to get the front rotors off.

http://www.extremehowto.com/xh/article.asp?article_id=60199

http://www.troublecodes.net/articles/frntbrks.shtml

Answer 8

Get yourself a Haynes or Chilton manual. That will explain all, plus many more jobs. It is better to follow instructions rather than guess!

Answer 9

lug wrench ,, spring tool,, hammer,, drum removel bolts(if the drum is stuck) they are 8mm x 125 possibly screwdriver and pliers if there pads go to my 360 page and read the instructions there

Answer 10

Chilton manual is the best