How to Replace Drum Brakes 07-13 Chevy Silverado Truck

1A Auto shows you how to repair, install, fix, change or replace your own worn, squeaky, fading old brakes. This video is applicable to the 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13 Chevy Silverado
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[@reinaldodejesus4153]

Great video !

[@danielb5081]

You might want to mention up front that there at least two different types of drum brake mechanisms for the 07 - 13 Silverados. One does NOT utilize the large blue spring clip and brake pad does NOT come with the parking brake mechanism attached to the brake shoe . . .

[@BellaRocko]

This is the model for which all how-to videos should be made! Excellent videography, great angles, close-ups, lighting, no distracting music or jokes & puns, etc. Very relaxing and a pleasure to watch all the way through. Oh and clever use of the hose pliers. There are actually very special tools for all those different springs, but you didn't need any of them! Great job and THANK YOU!

[@KirkA0906]

Thanks for the video. The big spring is a real pain. I found it easier to remove the worn shoe opposite the parking brake while leaving the big spring on the one with the brake cable, then replace the shoe. Next remove the parking brake shoe and replace it. Doing it like this helps hold the spring in place and made it much easier for me to use the needle nose vice grips I had.

[@Sherman62]

I'll have to try that next time. On the plus side, if you do want to disassemble the whole thing, I think you could do so in about 10 seconds once the drum is off. I've never seen brakes that come apart so easy. It's just a pain getting it all back together. One thing that helped is squishing the pistons in first thing. Obvious in hindsight.

[@jodyquick5156]

I hate brake drums.

[@oswaldjenkins8557]

Same

[@hotboydunn]

Sameeeeeeee..lol

[@robertogarcia8717]

Hey this could be much worse lol like drum brakes from the 70's

[@genekostron7998]

Try a 1 ton drum 🤕

[@garryharris3777]

One of the best do it yourself videos I've watched. Its great how the mechanic and cameraman worked together for better views. Thanks for all your videos.

[@juanloza3451]

I like how he didn’t speed anything up and showed you how to take everything off and then put it back on.

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[@paulatkinson4439]

Great video. I got hung up on my brake cable part- outstanding tip on unhooking the cable at the junction

[@gerardoramon9270]

Took me 3 hrs but i got it

[@LandenBMS]

1A has always been the GOAT of automotive repair tutorials. Especially for GM trucks.

[@zeussheckles8697]

it's really helpful I have 2009 Chevy Silverado 1500 and this video help a lot and I wish I can see more item in the future for my truck to repair thank you for the video and the website easy to use and to purchase fairly good price part and tools 1A Auto it's the best

[@1AAuto]

+Zeus Sheckles Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com

[@josephmurphy264]

You guy are great. I'm going to use you every time for my silverado. Thank you!

[@garryharris3777]

Removing the respective Park Brake Cable from the Park Brake Equalizer was a great tip for reinstalling the cable through the shoe spring. Also, if I had it to do over, I would re-use the original spring set instead of buying a Dorman replacement set. The OE version seemed higher quality and was still in good shape.

[@jeffsholar5130]

Thank you thank you thank you thank you......I now have my truck back,.... first time I ever did Drum brakes in my life....couldn't have done it without this video!

[@sethfieldhouse6876]

Man, your video got me threw a job i hate. Props to ya for making a good video!

[@luckyguy19]

Super helpful thank you. These were the exact same brakes on my 2005 Silverado.

[@kjphillips7789]

Thanks for the video I now see that I'll let someone else do it but yall have the best price for it so I've ordered from 1aauto!

[@petroboomn7491]

My head is exploding after watching this...great video but I’m crying thinking of having to change my shoes. I have changed many disk brakes and never owned a drum brake before this truck...who the f*** designed these mousetrap clockwork brakes and why?

[@rrmech11]

Like the hose clamp pliers trick

[@steves5355]

The best video for these style drum brakes on a GM truck I've seen..

[@cmills263]

Agreed, watched a couple others this is an easy job. I am glad I didn't waste $25 on the tool that some recommend. Not needed if you are mechanical.

[@mcss-ll4yg]

Thank you for the perfect instructional video!!!!!

[@tomachicken5906]

i’m 16 never had a dad or someone to teach me this you explained it really well all my friends said it would be hard and take forever i had both sides done in 30 mins thank you for this video

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[@brucewightman5168]

no you didnt

[@JustAGuy781]

You should have use brake cleaner to spray down the pad surface area after you got grease and dirt all over them. This will cause some damage to your new drum and brake pad surface. Other than that it is a good video of the removal/install process.

[@1AAuto]

+Murrica Motors Thanks for the tip!

[@WBOS72]

Excellent video! GM has really designed these to be super easy. Thank you.

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[@cfltitan]

GM shouldn’t have been scumbags and made them rear discs like every other manufacturer that’s using this century’s technology!

[@Mark-sn6kh]

@@cfltitan drum brakes have plenty of pros over disc. Especially on pickup trucks.

[@budlake8031]

So what kind of tightness are you looking for with the brake adjuster?

[@joshshields5807]

I pray the best for all y’all

[@rosalinaperaza1328]

Buen trabajo me ayudó mucho gracias de parte de Juan

[@nessarmz9316]

I can’t wait to try to do this tomorrow!! I will be doing step by step with this video😍

[@everardocamacho5063]

Great video guy, its a trick for this type of rear shoes brakes, very well done and explained,

[@jamesodell4453]

Dp drum brakes on these trucks seem tp wear out quicker?

[@gerardodonaire699]

Super useful video thanks a bunch

[@jasonjohnson930]

Not to take away from the video.... but my 2012 silverado is set up a little different

[@slammedb18a1]

Does anyone know if you can purchase just the blue spring clips? I have a recently purchased truck but one of the Blue springs was broken

[@themadrooster2454]

The video was spot-on made it very simple the only thing I could say is unhook your parking brake first it makes it a lot easier to unhook the bullet head for the parking brake

[@billdurham8447]

I just did the brake replacement and I'll say that getting the parking brake reconnected under the cab was frustrating. I got my son to pop that bullet back in while pulled the front and rear cables together. It had turned into one of those "need 3 hands tasks."

[@chairforcegaming6230]

What is the part of the drum brake that you never took off? My bleeder valve screw broke the threads on the inside of the bleed valve connection

[@ebaysnipa]

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[@danielfuentes5775]

Might be a dumb question but is there any way to do like a conversion from drum brakes to caliper disk brakes for the rear?

[@1AAuto]

+Daniel Fuentes We do not have a video on how to do a conversion of your brake type. We would recommend talking with a local mechanic as they should be able to help assist in this type of conversion.

[@captnhowdy01able]

Unfortunately my rear drum hardware is nothing like this and my truck is a 2011. All my hardware is more of the older style.

[@rustystubbs242]

Great video, but that adjuster mechanism should have been taken apart completely cleaned up and re-lubed.

[@ricardog.1465]

What kind of hose pliers are you using and where can I buy them ?

[@netycornejo6592]

I have to give BIG thanks to you guys. I just swapped my drums and shoes in 2.5 hours thanks to your video. Most of that time was just being cautious on the first side. Thank you, Thank you!

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[@chevy0771]

This don’t look too hard to do. Maybe I can do this by myself. But I would have to replay this video before I do it.

[@gregdecross3861]

This video is far and away the single best ever produced on how to complete this job on this equipment. Excellent production and camera angles where you can see exactly what is being done. Awesome and very helpful hints such as Loosening the parking brake linkage to easier thread the cable and bullet into the spring and arm. I struggled with this job greatly trying to use several other sub par videos as reference. Thankfully stumbled upon this video and it was a game changer. Job finished. I also like the tip at the end on better prefitting the brake drum. Great job guys! Thank you very much.

[@piazzadriver]

my gmc 2010 serria had i different drum brake set up.

[@bryanmarcia4104]

Michael Dewitte yeah same.

[@1AAuto]

Yes, you're vehicle will have a different set up. +Michael Dewitte

[@GuitarJam101]

I have no idea how 7 people didn't like the video, very good explanation and camera work for a great video! Thanks

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[@johnryan296]

They own Fords.

[@alwaysadventure707]

I have 2011 chevy Silverado 1500 and this is not my drum set up?

[@leonardoagundiz862]

I have 13 I agree

[@johnryan296]

Did the parts fit? Aare they the same? I have a 2011 also.

[@tomrc4328]

2009 LT is not set up like this.... Completely different.

[@melissaboyer7428]

2011 is not either

[@leonardoagundiz862]

I agree I have a 13

[@andrewbudhram3082]

Wire brush for the outer, sand paper on the inner.

[@ninososa0904]

great video. Thanks.

[@Greaseland]

That parking brake assembly pretty much explains why the government (tax payers) had to bail out GM.

[@migueltute352]

Very good video nice and clear and detailed

[@5point389]

There’s some Silverado on your Rust

[@princenoah21]

My 2012 Silverado was a bit different. The lower spring was not on the bottom. It was on the top, but not the very top. And frankly, there is a special place in Hell reserved for whoever thought to bring back the drum brakes. 😒

[@Sneakyjoe69]

So how much is to much slack confused with the adjuster

[@burningbrain2977]

@17:30 when your turning the drum left to right & making adjustments with the screwdriver, what exactly are you feeling for??

[@MrCoffeekelly]

Why are these brakes different from the other Silverado drum brake video you have with the same years? I don't get it. Which years use which brakes?

[@1AAuto]

+MrCoffeekelly The procedure will be the same given the year make model and specifications match. We are updating our videos and using better equipment to try to give a better look into how to make various different repairs

[@MrCoffeekelly]

@@1AAuto I understand the procedure is the same, but why are there two different types of brake drums on 2 of your videos for the identical year and model truck?

[@1AAuto]

After review of the videos, it appears the first video from 2013 the OE drum is being placed back on the vehicle while our new video from 2018 is using a new rotor. However, the design still appears to be the same. We apologize for any confusion. +MrCoffeekelly

[@MrCoffeekelly]

@@1AAuto nope. 2 totally different brake configurations.

[@bobbyg6662]

@@MrCoffeekelly I get what you're saying the amount of springs in the first video vs the big W shaped spring clip in this video and I would agree 2 different configurations

[@drew5992]

Can you use silglyde on the contact points?

[@randomstuff9542]

What madman didn't option for alloy haha

[@tylerkrause5366]

What would happen if I forgot to install the little bracket washer that goes on that screw thing in between the shoes?? By any chance does anyone know? And would it be okay till I get one?

[@irishjug8208]

Ty very helpful. I never did the back drum brake’s. Got my work truck back on the road. 👍🏻

[@MichaelMike]

I was hearing a squeak and I thought it was a wear tab. When I pulled the drum off the pads and drum were in decent shape but there was a ton of dust. I assume that the squeak was caused by all of the dust.

[@losmoore3358]

I hear from these video set the barke shoes to barely touching or slight touch and or rub the shoes just a tad. Without someone or actually being there to get the feel and understanding of the meaning drag its not going to be understood for a first time for the DIY.

[@platinumlawnservice]

Great video. I use needle vise grips to hold the Pbrake cable

[@1AAuto]

+PlatinumLawnServices Thanks for watching! Yes, locking pliers always save the day! :)

[@redd1017able]

I believe they must have changed the set up in between 07 and 13 because my rear shoes have a different set up🤷🏽‍♂️

[@terrellavery9]

Whew! I think I'm let somebody do these for me😄

[@LowVoltage_FPV]

You may want to tell people to use some brake cleaner to cleanup the drum and shoes before putting it all together. The last thing you want is grease to be between the drum and brake shoes. I've seen drums come with a light coat of oil to prevent surface rust.

[@Trident_Euclid]

Brake cleaner removes grease!

[@javierosorio1458]

Do you have a link for the ones with the emergency brake mechanism. I can’t find them anywhere.

[@bloneyo1]

Great Video and How 2, Thank You Very Much.

[@whisperproductions9880]

Im swapping the whole differential to Disc! F this stupid drum brakes.😅

[@blob1626]

My mans is ase certified and calls a flathead screwdriver a flat blade screwdriver

[@Jordan-zj3ng]

Went way to technical on removing the wheels some uga duga’s is all it takes to get them bad boys on

[@betomatute1579]

Great job buddy👍

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[@j.gtheautotech8455]

Nah man!! You did this so easily 😂 great video!! Did help out

[@geraldkey168]

Thank you so much that helped me a bunch

[@zeussheckles8697]

Nice video

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[@michaelfoley1433]

Thank you. Absolutely the best how to video ever I owe you big time bro.

[@montecarlosanchez9337]

First time I'm doing it, thanks!!💙

[@1AAuto]

Thank you for the great reply. We love to empower our customers by showing you how-to perform your own auto repairs while installing our high quality auto parts. Have a great day! 1aauto.com +mexitli sanchez

[@Michael-xy5ur]

thx you guys always good info...hey. but how to do the other side?

[@randyhavener8368]

Great video! One thing that I did differently was to use my straight jaw needle nose in line with the bullet with a jaw on top of it and the other underneath its housing to easily free the E brake cable from the shoe...I really appreciated the tip on popping same cable loose from the junction and pushing it through to gain slack for reassemble. Who da thunk! Thank you!

[@mehrerperformances01]

I have a 2009 and my drum brakes look nothing like what’s in this video. I’ve never seen a setup like that.

[@brucewightman5168]

me neither i have never seen a chevy with shoes with that blue spring lol its always that round spring with that pin .

[@AngelTorres-bs8lf]

Did I get the wrong one?

[@darlene1820]

Hello there I am having trouble taking mine off. I did this I also taking mine off. It’s been 3 days I can’t remove it I soaked it and hit it with the help can you help me please. Thank you so much Darlene dunigan

[@drsal1527]

I am the original owner of a 2007 GMC Sierra "Classis" with now 90,000 miles. This vehicle has this type of braking system and has been nothing but problems in which I despeately need some understanding as to WHY... I've had to replace the brake shoes "6" times and the drums 3. The first time I noticed issue with the rears the vehicle was still under factory warrantee and changed by the dealer with no reasons as to why this happened. Since that time, I've changed them using 1A Auto parts, a service outfit and the dealer have all had a crack at them. Still no understanding as to why....HELP???

[@albertobarrientozsr]

Do you need to bleed the brakes, or do you have to do it when you change the calipers. ( I have a 2012 chevy Silverado 1500 4x4 )

[@616Haggard]

And Midas wanted $800 to do this..

[@corpsman1980]

Midas turns everything it touches into garbage.

[@danielschmidt3446]

My 2010 looks completely different.

[@williamutsman579]

Did the brakes on my grandsons 06 siiverado.went good but those springs were like fighting a grizzley bear

[@TonyGaylord-k1o]

I cant get my drum off the paafs are seased to the drum

Ty such good stuff helped me a zillion times

[@Abyss0206]

Is there a way to tell what style pads to use without having to take the tire/drum off?

[@JustAGuy781]

If you are not sure of what brakes you have then the best bet is to remove the brake shoes and drum and take them to the auto parts store or measure them and that will tell you the correct size. Make sure you take pics as you are removing things and replace in reverse order.

[@Alttrak2]

Just go to your local autozone and they can look up your vehicle and tell you

[@fish4fun354]

Would bad shoes cause grinding noise while driving and a softer brake pedal? Hoping it's not the shoes stuck against the backing plate contact points.

[@1AAuto]

+Fish 4 Fun Thanks for watching! There could be multiple reasons why they are grinding. We recommending you inspect them and make sure they are adjusted first. 1aauto.com

[@fish4fun354]

Adjuster screw was laying at the bottom of the drum.

[@jaarryifleshblood315]

That looks so simple on a truck than a car

[@ashonrandall4102]

Leave it to GM to make this process unnecessarily complicated. Great tutorial though!

[@jeremyedgar62]

I have a question my 07 is leaking fluid from the back driver side wheel it is brake fluid do you know why its leaking

[@brentmarr1331]

you did it wrong the bigger part of clip on the ajuster needs to be on the front side not the rear. you won,t be able to ajust brakes from the rear of the backing plate the way you have set the clip on the ajuster

[@joker432]

Thanks for the great video, idk why people hate drums, this was a very easy repair to follow

[@ballwizz23]

I've been trying to get these damn drums off for 4 hours. This is miserable.

[@MrJosegonzalez6969]

Thx man really good video and explain did mine following your advice 👍 !!!!!

[@jimmywells33]

Every sentence he says sounds like he's asking a question instead of making a statement.

[@darondyer9846]

5 Stars! Wish I would have watched this one first! Great Job!

[@lawfulrejectz9644]

Would this be different on a 2006 gmc Sierra 1500?

[@CesarCardenas-dk3ot]

Thank you for the video!!!

[@josuegonzalez9364]

My shoes came off with my drums.. now it’s stuck can’t get off

[@ohmmms6856]

What if I lost that rubber thing on the back?

[@ryanlong8967]

I just did mine. 2 rubber things came with my hardware/spring kit