I coincidentally got my brakes from your company after Google searching a few different options. Now the first video I’m watching just as a little refresh is your video. You guys have great seo and marketing!
Followed the instructions to the letter (great vid by the way), and my adjusters are all the way in. Quite hard getting the drums on and while they do turn, there's a good amount of resistance. Test drive around the block a few times went fine, e-brake engages fine one or two clicks and after the test drive, the drums feel pretty darn hot. Did I do sumthin wrong or is this relatively common?
Wait.... at 13:47......the *rear* "fork"..... I think the proper orientation is for the shorter "leg" of the fork to be placed on the rear-side ( closer to the inside of the car)......the longer "leg" then is on the front-side ( outside direction of the wheel). Pls check. Going further.....the front fork.... the longer "leg" is located on the "Rear" (backside)....and the short leg on the "front"....toward the outside of the car. I had this problem when I did my last brake job on my (identical) Scion xA...and had to re-do the work afterwards.....because I originally installed it backwards. As verification.... Go to the beginning of the vid and note the OEM orientation as you took the pieces *out*. Look CAREFULLY at 3:24 to 3:29.....and again (+/-) around 3:45. The front fork ( pointed to the front of the car)...should have the short leg of the "Fork" on the outside, long-fork on the inside........for the rear fork, it's the opposite....short fork leg on the inside and long on the outside. *LATER EDIT*....nevermind...you said (for the rear fork)..."place larger cutout to the rear". This is correct. The side with the larger-deeper CUTOUT, has the SHORTER LEG, as I described it. Sorry)
I’m going to be replacing the wheel cylinders just because so on the cylinders we do bleed them like normal where you pump the brakes then hold and repeat?
Is the adjustment direction for the passenger wheel OPPOSITE of the adjustment used on the driver's side? .....meaning.....on driver's side, you show that moving the wheel teeth up from the backsise (16:40 -16:52)...presets the 2 shoes NARROWER. Does moving ther teeth UP on the passenger side move the shoes WIDER ?( LATER EDIT...it SEEMS there are different left side and right side adjuster parts numbers.....so one side seems to have reverse thread of the other. The result.... I think.... is that they adjust the same way.....from the backing plate opening, spinning the adjuster wheel "up" narrows the shoe preset distance on either side).
My drum doesn’t fit back over the new shoes.. the adjuster is compressed as far as possible and I even opened the bleeder valve. All that did was make a mess. I’m at a loss
All that grease, noooo. The only location from grease in drum breaks is the pad extender threads. Every location where you have exposed grease will quickly load up with dirt and break dust. Works case, some of that grease makes it's way onto the break pads and no more stoppie. Good info but please drop all that unnecessary grease.
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I coincidentally got my brakes from your company after Google searching a few different options. Now the first video I’m watching just as a little refresh is your video. You guys have great seo and marketing!
I have to do a 2006 Scion today. Your vid is very helpful. Keep doin what you are doing.
Best video on this job - Thanks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent video and camera work. Much appreciated!
Followed the instructions to the letter (great vid by the way), and my adjusters are all the way in. Quite hard getting the drums on and while they do turn, there's a good amount of resistance. Test drive around the block a few times went fine, e-brake engages fine one or two clicks and after the test drive, the drums feel pretty darn hot. Did I do sumthin wrong or is this relatively common?
great detailed video!
Outstanding video!
he just wanted to flex the snap on cutter tool
thank you
Wait.... at 13:47......the *rear* "fork"..... I think the proper orientation is for the shorter "leg" of the fork to be placed on the rear-side ( closer to the inside of the car)......the longer "leg" then is on the front-side ( outside direction of the wheel). Pls check. Going further.....the front fork.... the longer "leg" is located on the "Rear" (backside)....and the short leg on the "front"....toward the outside of the car. I had this problem when I did my last brake job on my (identical) Scion xA...and had to re-do the work afterwards.....because I originally installed it backwards. As verification.... Go to the beginning of the vid and note the OEM orientation as you took the pieces *out*. Look CAREFULLY at 3:24 to 3:29.....and again (+/-) around 3:45. The front fork ( pointed to the front of the car)...should have the short leg of the "Fork" on the outside, long-fork on the inside........for the rear fork, it's the opposite....short fork leg on the inside and long on the outside. *LATER EDIT*....nevermind...you said (for the rear fork)..."place larger cutout to the rear". This is correct. The side with the larger-deeper CUTOUT, has the SHORTER LEG, as I described it. Sorry)
I’ve popped a couple wheel cylinders. You can just put them back together
What happened to the spring at 2:18 ? Was it reinstalled? Also does it matter on cap direction on the spring loaded pins.?
I’m going to be replacing the wheel cylinders just because so on the cylinders we do bleed them like normal where you pump the brakes then hold and repeat?
Is the adjustment direction for the passenger wheel OPPOSITE of the adjustment used on the driver's side? .....meaning.....on driver's side, you show that moving the wheel teeth up from the backsise (16:40 -16:52)...presets the 2 shoes NARROWER. Does moving ther teeth UP on the passenger side move the shoes WIDER ?( LATER EDIT...it SEEMS there are different left side and right side adjuster parts numbers.....so one side seems to have reverse thread of the other. The result.... I think.... is that they adjust the same way.....from the backing plate opening, spinning the adjuster wheel "up" narrows the shoe preset distance on either side).
My drum doesn’t fit back over the new shoes.. the adjuster is compressed as far as possible and I even opened the bleeder valve. All that did was make a mess. I’m at a loss
Great videos though. Very thorough
Thank you so much!!❤
I think I won’t be able to remember how to reassemble
All that grease, noooo. The only location from grease in drum breaks is the pad extender threads. Every location where you have exposed grease will quickly load up with dirt and break dust. Works case, some of that grease makes it's way onto the break pads and no more stoppie. Good info but please drop all that unnecessary grease.