Outstanding video and instructions. My 2001 Tundra only has 212K and is perfect. I have never touched the read brakes. I am a little scared to work on these drum brakes. This video is a big help!
I'm getting ready to replace brake shoes now and I think this video is very helpful and actually, quite nicely detailed. The background porn music is interesting I guess, but who am I to judge? Overall - well done 2CarPros mechanics and you have made my money-saving job much easier. These DIY videos sure do help us to function in tasks and basic skills that heretofore were a rite of passage for your normal, average boy (and sometimes girls) as the knowledge was typically passed down from skilled fathers. But skilled fathers are oh-so-unnecessary in this new enlightened age it seems. But I digress. In an age of general incompetency due to the generations of keyboard and screen-centered people out-of-touch with real life, at least you are transmitting valuable information and maybe, just maybe all is not lost - yet. Time will surely tell. Keep 'em coming - God knows the kids need this.
This is one of the nicest comments I have ever gotten. Thank you so much for getting what we are trying to do. P.S. we stopped using music in our new stuff. Thanks for watching!
Thanks, this was a really helpful video. One tip that might help others is to reduce the tension on the return spring by backing off the star wheel all of the way. It may seem obvious but I didn't do this at first and it was incredibly difficult to remove the spring.
sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know a way to log back into an Instagram account?? I somehow forgot the account password. I love any assistance you can offer me
@Shiloh Juelz I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm trying it out now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
A few additional issues I've encountered while replacing my 2006 Tundra rear brakes. Difficulty getting rear tire and wheel off the hub.I inserted a heavy duty screwdriver between wheel and hub and tap it with hammer. Rotate wheel and repeat until wheel pops off. Difficulty getting drum off if slightly rusted. You insert 2 - M8x 125 bolts in the threaded opposite holes on drums. Slowly tightening each one. Drum pops right off Big spring extremely difficult to remove. Off course I have arthritis in hands. So you need good arm strength. Before reassembly, use Syl-Glyde grease on all shoe contact points Finally, readjust e brake after drum is installed by pulling on lever in rear where e brake cable attaches. This adjusts the brake rachet wheel. You may have to do this several times
My 2000 tundra rear drums weren’t setup the same way as these in this video, in particular, the linkage for the star wheel adjustment is different than shown.
Making a video on adjusting the PARKING BREAK ON 04-06 TUNDRAS would be helpful. ALSO, how to get rid of Tundra's notorious spongy pedal would be awesome too.... my 06 has that issue with the brake pedal. But was fixed after I got it back from the shop, but now it's back.
Is there a safe way to cut brake drum off. A spring broke inside and I stripped bolt holes to pull the drum off. I can't get the adjuster to free up even when I push the adjuster clip away from the adjuster. I rented a big puller from Auto Zone but the r backing plate is in the way. I don't want to catch the thing on fire. Any help would be appreciated
Thank you very much for this video. Quick question... Are those lineman's pliers you were using to pull off the spring? If not, what were you using? They look angled well for the task.
If you buy a new hardware kit ,mostly springs be sure to buy only toyota parts. After market spring kits always get it wrong with shorter parts and wrong springs.
I bought the Centric kit and checked the Duralast kit from Autozone and the small spring for the thumbwheel adjuster lever is not right in either, will check the dealer tomorrow.
my toyota tundra is 2001 and has additional hardware which is different then ur toyota its almost the same but harder to remove the springs and replace.
Is there ever a time where the new drum will not fit over the brake pads? Mechanic did mine today and said he couldnt get the new drums on.Put the old drums on and literally had zero brakes at all.
Outstanding video and instructions. My 2001 Tundra only has 212K and is perfect. I have never touched the read brakes. I am a little scared to work on these drum brakes. This video is a big help!
I'm getting ready to replace brake shoes now and I think this video is very helpful and actually, quite nicely detailed.
The background porn music is interesting I guess, but who am I to judge?
Overall - well done 2CarPros mechanics and you have made my money-saving job much easier.
These DIY videos sure do help us to function in tasks and basic skills that heretofore were a rite of passage for your normal, average boy (and sometimes girls) as the knowledge was typically passed down from skilled fathers. But skilled fathers are oh-so-unnecessary in this new enlightened age it seems. But I digress. In an age of general incompetency due to the generations of keyboard and screen-centered people out-of-touch with real life, at least you are transmitting valuable information and maybe, just maybe all is not lost - yet. Time will surely tell.
Keep 'em coming - God knows the kids need this.
This is one of the nicest comments I have ever gotten. Thank you so much for getting what we are trying to do.
P.S. we stopped using music in our new stuff. Thanks for watching!
Thanks, this was a really helpful video. One tip that might help others is to reduce the tension on the return spring by backing off the star wheel all of the way. It may seem obvious but I didn't do this at first and it was incredibly difficult to remove the spring.
sorry to be so offtopic but does anybody know a way to log back into an Instagram account??
I somehow forgot the account password. I love any assistance you can offer me
@Julian Oscar instablaster :)
@Shiloh Juelz I really appreciate your reply. I found the site thru google and I'm trying it out now.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later with my results.
@Shiloh Juelz It did the trick and I actually got access to my account again. Im so happy!
Thanks so much you saved my ass!
@Julian Oscar No problem :)
I appreciate the video... saved me money doing the job myself..thanks again
Thanks so much for watching!
A few additional issues I've encountered while replacing my 2006 Tundra rear brakes.
Difficulty getting rear tire and wheel off the hub.I inserted a heavy duty screwdriver between wheel and hub and tap it with hammer. Rotate wheel and repeat until wheel pops off. Difficulty getting drum off if slightly rusted. You insert 2 - M8x 125 bolts in the threaded opposite holes on drums. Slowly tightening each one. Drum pops right off
Big spring extremely difficult to remove.
Off course I have arthritis in hands. So you need good arm strength.
Before reassembly, use Syl-Glyde grease on all shoe contact points
Finally, readjust e brake after drum is installed by pulling on lever in rear where e brake cable attaches. This adjusts the brake rachet wheel. You may have to do this several times
My 2000 tundra rear drums weren’t setup the same way as these in this video, in particular, the linkage for the star wheel adjustment is different than shown.
Should the longer springs be different lengths
dont forget to add brake grease to the mounts where the drums will rest
Please make a video of how to adjust parking brake on 2003 Tundra.
Thanks so much. It's Willie here.
Thank you for your instruction video.
Thanks for watching!
Making a video on adjusting the PARKING BREAK ON 04-06 TUNDRAS would be helpful. ALSO, how to get rid of Tundra's notorious spongy pedal would be awesome too.... my 06 has that issue with the brake pedal. But was fixed after I got it back from the shop, but now it's back.
My '05 double cab or my '05 regular cab has never had a spongy feeling to the brakes. If that means anything to you.
11:25 my repair manual says the lug nut specs is 83 ft lbs though
Then use that. Thanks for watching!
Do they need they need to be adjusted?
The hardware kits , long spring for the adjuster comes in 2 collors which color goes where or it doesn't matter?...lmk.
Um, why doesn't yours have an automatic slack adjuster?
Excellent instructions. Thank you for posting! My brake job went off without a hitch after watching.
Thank you for watching!
Did u have to deal with the rear ABS/speed sensor?
Can you use brake cleaner instead of carb spray?
Yeah sure. Thanks for watching!
Is there a safe way to cut brake drum off. A spring broke inside and I stripped bolt holes to pull the drum off. I can't get the adjuster to free up even when I push the adjuster clip away from the adjuster. I rented a big puller from Auto Zone but the r
backing plate is in the way. I don't want to catch the thing on fire. Any help would be appreciated
10 lb sledgehammer
What year are you working on? My 2000 shoes look different.
What are the pliers you use for the retention spring at 1:23?
retention spring pliers
I installed and followed the video but now everytime I break theirs a terrible pulsating vibration to the truck, did I do something wrong?
More than likely the drum is not true and is almost oval shape.
Thank you very much for this video. Quick question... Are those lineman's pliers you were using to pull off the spring? If not, what were you using? They look angled well for the task.
Thank you so much for watching. At what time are you referring to? I'll tell you exactly what they are.
1:55-1:58. Thanks for the quick reply!
No problem! Those are these www.directindustry.com/prod/snap-on/product-40605-989567.html we just used them for grip rather than cutting.
If you buy a new hardware kit ,mostly springs be sure to buy only toyota parts. After market spring kits always get it wrong with shorter parts and wrong springs.
I bought the Centric kit and checked the Duralast kit from Autozone and the small spring for the thumbwheel adjuster lever is not right in either, will check the dealer tomorrow.
+1 on the OEM parts. Lots of aftermarket stuff is junk...
my toyota tundra is 2001 and has additional hardware which is different then ur toyota its almost the same but harder to remove the springs and replace.
would an 06 Tacoma be same process? great video.
If it has drum brakes then yes it should be super similar. Thank you for watching!
thanks for the quick reply.
Is there ever a time where the new drum will not fit over the brake pads? Mechanic did mine today and said he couldnt get the new drums on.Put the old drums on and literally had zero brakes at all.
Only if the drum that was ordered was the wrong one or the adjuster for the shoes is totally off. Thanks for watching!
One other tip is to clear any children or elderly so you have a safety zone for all the #&*@ cussing that will need to be done.
Always a good tip! Thanks for watching Steve!
narration makes me feel like I'm on the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland.
I could totally do that I think. I used to go all the time. Thanks for watching!
do you have to bleed your rear drum on your Tundra
You don't really need to but bleeding wouldn't hurt. Thank you for watching!
2CarPros okay thank you
This music makes me want to go buy a honeydew melon and some laundry detergent.
Ok. Thanks for watching!
you should not use carb cleaner, you should use brake cleaner. there is a difference.
No wonder dealers take soooo long to change brakes... they use water and wait till is dry lol. I’m smarter now
Thanks for watching!
Could you use brake cleaner instead of water ?