Hey man I've watched a lot of vids on the drums you did the best of all on You Tube - you beat out A1-Auto really good close ups a explaining all the details Thank You for posting the best I have seen
Thank you....very specific with details not left out...good job. A good teacher makes a student successful...I particularly enjoyed your comments on a tool we often don't use... patience. Thanks.
Thanks you for a talent video.. One recommendation.. it's best to use a ratchet tie down straps to hold both shoes in place so they won't move, before installing the metal clamp.
Very helpful. I had the little adjuster bracket somehow get loose hundreds of miles from anything on the Dalton Highway. Your video is the only one that fully showed how to correctly reinstall it.
Great video. I have the same set up. When I changed the pads, the emergency brake isn't holding as well as it used to. Plus the foot pedal for the E brake, when pushed, goes 3/4 way to the floor when it used to go at the farthest 1/4 way. Is there a way to adjust the E brake cable?
I'm gonna go ahead and hit the like button. :-) nice job, be careful with the greese, just a little if any at all, I seen that big glob, young man, remember , we are working with friction surfaces, brakes.. good job, everybody dies it a little differant.
You don't put anti seize inside that brake system, you use brake Lube on those contact points. And the best one you can get is the CRC red and white jar from AutoZone. I still have one of those that I bought in 2005, a little bit goes a long long way. I even use it on contact surfaces on my firearms. Works wonderfully. Better than the straight silicone brake Lube by far. The only place for anti seize on that job is on the Hub face and the lug studs.
This was a great video. Especially your tip on the emergency brake cable. You make the U spring look easy. The last time I replaced my brake shoes I said I was buying that GM spring tool from Amazon to remove that spring next time. Well it was unplanned today that I need to replace the brake shoes so your tips on the spring I will be using today.
To make that spring easy to work on go to harbor freight and buy the big 16" adjustable pliers if you dont have one on deck the prying method is a bit tricky this wasn't this guys first rodeo lol
Thanks so much for the detailed video! I worked half a day and was fighting with putting the parking brake spring back into place. Having watched other videos that skipped over this section I was u aware of the release on driver side! After viewing your video both sides completed in about an hour. Lifesaver!
I'm only 4 minutes in and you have a great way of explaining things so that normal human beings can understand (and I'm actually mechanically inclined). I'm not even changing my brakes, but I'm gonna keep on watching!! Thanks for the effort!
You have a great talent for explaining things in a easy to understand way. This was the first time I have attempted drum brakes, no way I would have pulled it off without this video. Thanks
I just finished up on my ‘06 Silverado, and learned one valuable lesson learned that I hope Chevy drum brake diy’ers will find useful. Another option for removing a drum that will not allow itself to release despite several good methods for doing so: cut the drum in two. Takes only about 10 minutes with an inexpensive elec grinder and metal cutting wheel. One side took me about 3 hours to remove without cutting the drum, destroying the wheel cylinder and my knuckles in the process. I cut the other drum in two, and it took took about 30 mins total, including replacing the wheel cylinder and attaching the parking brake cable. If your pickup is your only ride, make sure you have new drums, shoes, springs and adjusters, brake fluid, and tools on hand before you start. Parts are amazingly cheap via the web. Quite a few shops seem to use Napa, so that’s another option. Details are key with getting it done right tht first time, so don’t rush.
Done these brakes on my 2007 GMC three times! 80,000 miles. Worst brake system GM could have ever come up with. Going to spend the time/money and remove it by putting on the old type braking system.
Nice work Boss, I was going to start this today and decided I'd rather take a whole day and a couple right tools for todays systems. Last time I did drums was 78' we didn't use anything but pliers a screwdrivers and wooden mallets and I love working on my own truck. Thanks for the help. Your a good dude. Peace.
Most explanatory video on here not a step skipped, even wire brushed and anti-sieze applied also thanks for the super helpful tip with the brake cable because that thing was a pain in the 🤬 until I saw this video.. thank you
Can’t thank you enough for uploading this video super helpful and going in to detail with the tip and tricks. Life saver and keeping money in my pocket!
Just wanted to stop by and thank you for the amazing video! A few months ago, me and you changed the brakes on my truck in the driveway - seamless install. Thx again!
Thank you for the vifeo, never thought to disconnect e brake, had tge hardest time getting it on that I quit to figure how to do it. With your vid, got it done in 3 minutes. Aweaome video and experience.
You could make it easier on yourself by not using a screwdriver, remove the right side of the spring first, pull the shoe back a bit and remove the adjuster. Then do the left side and remove the spring. A good pair of hose clamp pliers works better and safer to remove that big spring. Don't use "anti-seize" on the adjuster either. Use a small amount of grease. Your right parking brake cable appeared to be in the condition that it should be replaced. There is no need for "anti-seize" to be used in a brake job. A light coating of silicone grease works best but before you put grease on the backing plate install the brake shoe on the spring as you have less chance of getting grease all over. When you go back together with the shoes, put the right one on first about half way and have the big spring hold it in place. Put the left one on and have the spring hold it in place and then put the adjuster in. Then finish putting the spring in the holes. Believe me, I've done alot of these and it's much smoother. You got the job done but twice the effort. lol With all that said, this is the worst brake design GM ever made! I've done alot of brakes in my old life. lol Enjoy doing the next brake job. :-)
Yooooooo Oscar thank you very much!!! I've always been afraid of getting this brakes done but your video made it super easy, the hardest part is releasing that parking brake release button but I got it done thank you again saved me some money and gave me a reason to crack a couple of beers after I was done cheers bud.
Helpful vid bud. I am about to do this job on a 2013 1500 LT. I believe Chevy changed the design slightly because when I reference my specs and VIN it doesn't look like this..... 2 large springs on top as opposed to the one you show here. One small spring on the bottom compared to the large U-shape line you removed. And finally each shoe is held onto the backing plate by a pins and a twist spring. Can you (or anyone) confirm before I order the parts? I don't want to pull off the wheels to only find I ordered the wrong items.
Omg! I was freaking out about doing this. Thanks for the video. You answered all my questions. Still look scary to do but I'm going for it in the morning. I will be referring back to the video a few times. Thank for you help. Gene
Great detailed video 👍👍👍
You have agret talent
Just saved me a grand of labour at 19. Thanks a lot for actually going into detail!
Wow a grand!!!! Nice. Thanks for your feedback.
Hey man I've watched a lot of vids on the drums you did the best of all on You Tube - you beat out A1-Auto really good close ups a explaining all the details Thank You for posting the best I have seen
Great demo, thanks
Great job.
Thanks you kind sir
Thank you....very specific with details not left out...good job. A good teacher makes a student successful...I particularly enjoyed your comments on a tool we often don't use... patience. Thanks.
Thank you so much. For this video
Thanks you for a talent video.. One recommendation.. it's best to use a ratchet tie down straps to hold both shoes in place so they won't move, before installing the metal clamp.
Thanks man. Once you showed to disconnect the cable on the frame everything went together 😅
Damn good video! Thanks!
You have good patience and I like your attitude, good job on the tension adjustment on the drum.
Keep up the good work.
Awesome video
Great job thank you
Your the best video on TH-cam bro. Thank you so much!
Thx!!!!
Awesome video you really helped me do my back breaks for the first time I did it exactly how you did and I did both sides in about a hour
Very helpful. I had the little adjuster bracket somehow get loose hundreds of miles from anything on the Dalton Highway. Your video is the only one that fully showed how to correctly reinstall it.
Hi Sean, I am very happy my video help you. Thanks for your feedback, it really keeps me motivated to do what I do.
Great video. I have the same set up. When I changed the pads, the emergency brake isn't holding as well as it used to. Plus the foot pedal for the E brake, when pushed, goes 3/4 way to the floor when it used to go at the farthest 1/4 way. Is there a way to adjust the E brake cable?
hey there brother. ...God bless. .lots of help. ....thanx
I'm gonna go ahead and hit the like button. :-) nice job, be careful with the greese, just a little if any at all, I seen that big glob, young man, remember , we are working with friction surfaces, brakes.. good job, everybody dies it a little differant.
Thanks for the video. Just completed my rear brakes. Video was a big help
Basically... LMAO great video Yung fella! Basically....
Great video!! Thank you very much. You saved me a TON of time and aggravation! 🙌
Thanks you were a big help
You sir deserve an award for sharing your information!
Bravo 👏🏼
Basically, today I'm bout to do my brakes,thank you sir.
Only one I found that actually demonstrated how to remove e-brake cable. Thanks
So lmk this will work on 2006 GMC Sierra 1500
Thanks for the help,perfect camera views and very great advice
Where can you get a backing plate? Everyone wants to sell disc brake backing plates
You don't put anti seize inside that brake system, you use brake Lube on those contact points. And the best one you can get is the CRC red and white jar from AutoZone. I still have one of those that I bought in 2005, a little bit goes a long long way. I even use it on contact surfaces on my firearms. Works wonderfully. Better than the straight silicone brake Lube by far. The only place for anti seize on that job is on the Hub face and the lug studs.
It's all about the details. This is a good video. Thank you! 👍
Thnks man awesome job.
Thanks man very helpful!
Thank you sir! Your step-by-step video was very helpful.
How do I get the drum off to begin with?
This was a great video. Especially your tip on the emergency brake cable. You make the U spring look easy. The last time I replaced my brake shoes I said I was buying that GM spring tool from Amazon to remove that spring next time. Well it was unplanned today that I need to replace the brake shoes so your tips on the spring I will be using today.
Great communication and tutorial!
Excellent job ... thx .. saved me a tons of money
To make that spring easy to work on go to harbor freight and buy the big 16" adjustable pliers if you dont have one on deck the prying method is a bit tricky this wasn't this guys first rodeo lol
Carnal lo tienes en español?
This is basically the best video on rear brake drums I've ever seen.
I mean is the same model the dust shield as 2006 GMC Sierra model
What is that screwdriver call
Thanks so much for the detailed video! I worked half a day and was fighting with putting the parking brake spring back into place. Having watched other videos that skipped over this section I was u aware of the release on driver side! After viewing your video both sides completed in about an hour. Lifesaver!
Thank you for watching the video, I am happy to hear that it help you!
Great video!! Tks
I'm only 4 minutes in and you have a great way of explaining things so that normal human beings can understand (and I'm actually mechanically inclined). I'm not even changing my brakes, but I'm gonna keep on watching!! Thanks for the effort!
thank you for watching.
You have a great talent for explaining things in a easy to understand way. This was the first time I have attempted drum brakes, no way I would have pulled it off without this video. Thanks
Thank you Thomas, your kind words mean alot. I am happy that the video help you out.
Oscar Ruiz-Autorepair can you tell me what kind of Screwdriver you had in the video
How long did it take you to bust those drums free? Lol. They never come off easy for me and I noticed that part of the video is missing.
Did drum brakes for the first time today and you made it super easy to understand. Thank you
Dude that was a great video. Thank you, now I fell sure to do it myself
Can I use regular anti seize instead of copper anti seize ?
Best detailed video 👍🏽
i think I'm going to try this, thanks to you!! wish me luck lol 2008 silverado here
good luck, let me know who it turns out for you
Awesome video, you sir know what you are doing I will do this on my 07 silverado soon. Thanks and God Bless!
What a great instruction video u r good thanks God bless you.
I just finished up on my ‘06 Silverado, and learned one valuable lesson learned that I hope Chevy drum brake diy’ers will find useful. Another option for removing a drum that will not allow itself to release despite several good methods for doing so: cut the drum in two. Takes only about 10 minutes with an inexpensive elec grinder and metal cutting wheel. One side took me about 3 hours to remove without cutting the drum, destroying the wheel cylinder and my knuckles in the process. I cut the other drum in two, and it took took about 30 mins total, including replacing the wheel cylinder and attaching the parking brake cable. If your pickup is your only ride, make sure you have new drums, shoes, springs and adjusters, brake fluid, and tools on hand before you start. Parts are amazingly cheap via the web. Quite a few shops seem to use Napa, so that’s another option. Details are key with getting it done right tht first time, so don’t rush.
So the drum locks in by adjusting it ?how do you know how much too adjust is the tricky part
Adjusted it just enough where you can feel the drum touching the brake shoes. By turning the drum side to side
@@oscars-autorepair3236 k thx
Excellent. I was battling with reconnecting the E brake until pulling this up and seeing an easy place to release the tension from the line.
Done these brakes on my 2007 GMC three times! 80,000 miles. Worst brake system GM could have ever come up with. Going to spend the time/money and remove it by putting on the old type braking system.
Yes I agree drsal1527, they job is a pain. Let us know how it goes when you replace that barks system. Thanks for your feedback
Nice work Boss, I was going to start this today and decided I'd rather take a whole day and a couple right tools for todays systems. Last time I did drums was 78' we didn't use anything but pliers a screwdrivers and wooden mallets and I love working on my own truck. Thanks for the help. Your a good dude. Peace.
Thank you sooooo much best one yet!!
great instructional video. thank you!
Melissa Sto
Thank you. I hope it help you. God bless
This video helped me out big time! Thankyou my friend! Was having the hardest time with the e-brake cable, I didn't think to dis-connect it!
And I couldn't remember which way the adjuster went. The long piece facing out! Again thankyou!
you are welcome . thanks for your positive comment i hope other viewers get the help they need as well with this video.
you are welcome
thanks fir your comments
Thanks for doing this video. I now know just what to do.
Most explanatory video on here not a step skipped, even wire brushed and anti-sieze applied also thanks for the super helpful tip with the brake cable because that thing was a pain in the 🤬 until I saw this video.. thank you
Can’t thank you enough for uploading this video super helpful and going in to detail with the tip and tricks. Life saver and keeping money in my pocket!
Thanks for watching
Just wanted to stop by and thank you for the amazing video! A few months ago, me and you changed the brakes on my truck in the driveway - seamless install. Thx again!
Thank you for the vifeo, never thought to disconnect e brake, had tge hardest time getting it on that I quit to figure how to do it. With your vid, got it done in 3 minutes. Aweaome video and experience.
You are welcome
5 years ago huh were was this vid when i searched for the shit
thank you oscar, i'll be keeping this video close by when i change my 08 silverado brakes. thanks for taking the time to make this.
your welcome. I am happy to hear this video will help you tackle this brake job.
I just followed your video while doing my brakes and it went exactly as you described. Thank you!!
Just wanted to say thanks ,helped out a lot.Great job
Mark Brown
Your welcome Mark
25:45 you made that look so easy. good job
Thanks for watching
@@oscars-autorepair3236 same process for 05?
You could make it easier on yourself by not using a screwdriver, remove the right side of the spring first, pull the shoe back a bit and remove the adjuster. Then do the left side and remove the spring. A good pair of hose clamp pliers works better and safer to remove that big spring. Don't use "anti-seize" on the adjuster either. Use a small amount of grease. Your right parking brake cable appeared to be in the condition that it should be replaced. There is no need for "anti-seize" to be used in a brake job. A light coating of silicone grease works best but before you put grease on the backing plate install the brake shoe on the spring as you have less chance of getting grease all over. When you go back together with the shoes, put the right one on first about half way and have the big spring hold it in place. Put the left one on and have the spring hold it in place and then put the adjuster in. Then finish putting the spring in the holes. Believe me, I've done alot of these and it's much smoother. You got the job done but twice the effort. lol With all that said, this is the worst brake design GM ever made! I've done alot of brakes in my old life. lol Enjoy doing the next brake job. :-)
Thank you for give your time, and made this video. God bless you.
Your welcome
Yooooooo Oscar thank you very much!!! I've always been afraid of getting this brakes done but your video made it super easy, the hardest part is releasing that parking brake release button but I got it done thank you again saved me some money and gave me a reason to crack a couple of beers after I was done cheers bud.
One of the best How to videos. Very detailed. Thanks for that!
Thanks so much for the video I finally got it I watched your video it was great.
Thanks bro it pretty easy.
Thanks men you saved me money!!
Very well explained and good camera view.I'm gonna do my own rear brake job.Thanks,you saved me $$.
Awesome, you just saved me about 600$ or more. Now, thanks you I can change them as soon as my parts ship in
Excellent, thanks!
Thank you so much for this video man! Truly helped me out! You covered every question I had. Great job!
thank you, i am very glad the video help you.
Thanks for taking the time!! Good job!!
Great video! Help get the job done and saved me $$$.
Good video.. I have to do this tomorrow... Thank you .
Great video, very helpful. Thank you for taking the time to teach others
ur welcome, iam glad it help you. god bless
Helpful vid bud. I am about to do this job on a 2013 1500 LT. I believe Chevy changed the design slightly because when I reference my specs and VIN it doesn't look like this..... 2 large springs on top as opposed to the one you show here. One small spring on the bottom compared to the large U-shape line you removed. And finally each shoe is held onto the backing plate by a pins and a twist spring. Can you (or anyone) confirm before I order the parts? I don't want to pull off the wheels to only find I ordered the wrong items.
Diesel Mike
I can confirm that you are correct. Your 2013 Silverado is much easier to change the rear brake shoes.
Thanks for the response. While I'm in there, I am going to replace the wheel cylinders too. $18 each on Amazon. Why not? Right?
should i spray the new rotor and brake shoe with brake cleaner?
bmoya170
Only the new rotors
Just a tip to hold the shoes, use a c clamp to hold shoes to backing plate while putting the spring in the holes, will be much easier
Good job young man, you helped me out thx
Really good video man I appreciate it never done drum brakes but your video has made it look ez
Great video!!! A1.autos does not come close to how well detailed you explained your video. Tombs up Bro, and like wise u too have a bless day.
Thank you Jessie. I am glad to hear this video help you.
32:45 That is a cool tool I've been using a set of needle nose vice grips. I might buy one of those. thanks
Great video...off to work I go
Omg! I was freaking out about doing this. Thanks for the video. You answered all my questions. Still look scary to do but I'm going for it in the morning. I will be referring back to the video a few times. Thank for you help. Gene
your welcome
good info bro, and thanks.... i just don't get why people talk sooooo much during a video..