This is my first KZbin comment. This is the best video explaining parking brake shoes replacement. Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for your video. I watched a dozen videos and not one of them explained how to adjust the parking brake like you did. Everyone else just sped thru it, or you watched them spin the rotor and adjusted the adjuster but nobody explained how it or what direction was what they just recorded them doing it. Thank you for explaining what direction was tightening and I adjusted till rotor wouldn’t turn then I backed it off 4-5 clicks and my brake on my 2008 RAV4 Toyota is working now. Great video Thanks

Thanks very much. I got ensnared into this job when I was trying to replace the rear brakes and the rotar wouldn't come off because the drum brakes were too tight. Had to pound the rotar off with a maul. Was scared to death I was damaging the hub. If anything on earth deserves the name "contraption", it's drum brakes like these. The design is at once genius and insane, like it was a mad scientist's work.

After struggling with so many other websites .... I literally stumbled onto this site .... I can't say enough good things ... this fellow is articulate, focused, and elegent in his use of simple tools. I was remembering an old saying ... "doing is easy, knowing is hard" .... Five Stars from me, and thank you very much for this tutorial.

Zeberka asked about the pad thickness. 2mm equals the .079 inches that you mentioned. This was THE BEST help video I have ever viewed! The help about leaving the retaining springs on and using the hooking tool to push into the slot was invaluable. Thank you so much.

Oh. My. God. You are a lifesaver!!! I just spent a full day struggling with the Bendix nails on my 2006 Sienna. I came inside after hours of frustration hoping perhaps the next day would bring a calmer mind. And then I found this. What a brilliant idea!! Every other video out there shows a brake assembly with easy access to the nail to support it from behind while attempting the balancing act of holding the nail, spring, washer, etc. I was swearing curses at whomever created this cursed design. And the next morning -- super easy. I bent a coat hanger for a hook and reinstalling the spring was 1-2-3. Thank you!

Struggled with this today on a customers car. Finally got it done and rechecked everything. I'll have to remember that pick trick. Thank you.

Thank you so much for show me how to do this. It really helped taking that snap ring through that slot.

I was not able to make your method of putting the springs on the shoes - never could get enough pull on the springs to get them over the shoes. What I did was drill two tiny holes in the cups, each opposite of each other. Then I ground the jaws of a needle nose pliers to fit in the holes. That allows me to grip and push the cups and twist them onto the nails. Saved me a ton of time.

The trick to use the hook tool to install the shoe compression springs make things A WHOLE LOT EASIER. Thank you!

Great video. Loved the tip about the hook on the spring and the great details about what you were doing. Hey though, I take off my Casio before this type of work and I was nervous about your watch the whole time. LOL

Oh men your are the best, I had a heck of the time putting that spring, thank you

Certainly gave me a pointer after 40+ years of doing this crap I still learn something I didn’t know how to put the hold down springs back,being that everything fell apart trust me I tried,so now I know there’s slots,thanks However on your drum hub you got some excessive grinding noise,the reason for that is that it builds a rust ring in the drum,I always buy new rotors because you can’t get the drum machined ,if your using old ones then you need to really sand the drum very good,of course I don’t have that kind of time as I have many customers,thanks for the trick I needed

This video saved my life. Thank you so much!

Thank you very much for the great video John, as others have stated, the tip about the retaining spring was jaw dropping awesome!

Would've taken me a week if I hadn't watched this. I did the parking brakes on my 2002 Sequoia--basically the same set up, just a little heavier. A 90 degree bent nose needle pliers around the hub worked better for me than the hook through that small access port. Great job, thanks for sharing the video with us.

Thank You this video was a great help. That info on using the hook tool and pre installing the hold down springs and caps and then install the shoes was most helpful.

Yay - this video is great. I spent an entire afternoon trying to solve compression spring problem (the manual says to take off the hub assembly - yuck). John's tip to use a spring tool solved it, and got the step done in 5 minutes! Thank you!

This was a super great video! Well filmed and clearly explained. The two pins that accept the hold down springs and retaining clips are just TOO DARN SHORT for me to use your great installation technique. My springs are fully compressed with the bottom spring cap tabs already resting in the brake shoe holes. For me to be able to use your method with the 90 degree pick, both pins would have to be longer by an amount equal to the length of the tabs. You show it perfectly at 7:15 and 10:20. Both my OEM pins and aftermarket pins I got from Napa were the same too-short length. If they were the tiniest bit shorter there would be no way for me to install the springs. I spent HOURS getting the side in with the funky shaped pin.

John, Thank you so much. I normally look at this job like a plate of cold spaghetti, pretty un appealing. Between my 3 Toyota vehicles (all with discs) I/we drive over 70,000 miles a year so brake work and seasonal tire changes are a common occurance but I learned some valuable time savers... Thanks for the great detail and it is a pleasure to view without annoying/distracting background music.

Just found this video and the trick with the hook tool made all the difference. Thanks John!

A great video! I've watched several, and yours is miles above the others. I've got a locked up right rear wheel on my '95 Avalon. I'm pretty sure the parking brake was starting to lock up because the Emergency Brake warning on the dash had been lighting up sporadically. Last time out ,my wife had to drive about 10 miles with the wheel tight. Now I can hear it squeal when I back it up and down the driveway a few feet. Just waiting for a warm spell to do the repair. You explain everything, and show it as well with careful camera work. I know the tip about using the hook tool to pull those pins into place is going to save me lots of time and aggravation. You're also the only one to explain which way to turn the adjuster wheel. I'm hoping I can loosen it and get the rotor off without a big fight. Thanks again for your excellent work.

Excellent video. Used it for a rear brake job on my 95 Avalon. (And thanks for carefully describing which way to turn that star wheel to loosen and tighten.)

absolutely fantastic video using this method for my 1998 Lexus SC300

Good video on Replecing the parking brakes on Toyota’s! Other videos I’ve seen don’t explain or show as much.

Awesome trick with the spring/top hat!

Great video. Kudos to the camera person!

This was the best how to I found! Thank you

well , now I find your video !! It was very informative, thank you. I just replaced the rear pads and discs on my 2007 avalon, and that little bugger came apart. It took me longer to get that spring and cap on than it did the rest of the job. i did buy a special tool and found that it would not work. Thanx for your time and video. very helpful

Thank you sir so simple and easy 👏

John you are the man! Great video. You are very detailed and very comfortable on camera. Wish you made a lot more videos. Thanks again!!!!

Video helped me with my Highlander brakes. I noticed that the pin for the rear compression retaining spring is supposed to be curved to not come in contact with the actuating lever. Mine was starting to straighten out from me pulling on it to slide the shoe on and the spring was loose as result, the backs of the studs on the hub were coming in contact with the spring. I got the hardware kit with a new curved pin, I put the shoe on the hard way by putting the spring on last and compressing it with my fingers. Now it sits just right. Thanks for the video.

What a fantastic video I have a 2007 toyota camry that have the same spring set up I'm so happy too have found this video.. thank you john.

Wow! Great video. I'll be sharing this knowledge with my wrench turning pals. Thank you.

Very thorough and helpful. Thank you!!

Thank you for your good teaching skills.

Awesome video. Very helpful. Why not just pull the bearing off to have more clearance though?

Nobody in these videos mentions that it's easy to back Toyota rotors off by twisting in a bolt or stud through the twin, threaded holes on each rotor for the purpose.

FANTASTIC VIDEO

Great video! Thanks

Lots of great info in here - thank you!

Thanks very much good and proper explantion hope you the best ..

Very helpful, thank you

Use the 90 degree hook tool to pull the return springs back on the post, ya? Bent needle nose pliers to remove , maybe - worked for me.

Can I turn just the adjuster with the caliper on? One side of mine is not catching nearly as much as the other side. 16 camry

Great explained

Yes, it is helpful. Thanks

I just did 1 side and doing the other side tomorrow... however, on my 99 Lexus ES300, I did not see a a triangular plate behind the top return springs. I was pretty organized, so I don't think it was lost if there was one. Is this a problem if the return springs are on the mushroom stud without that triangular plate?

You tha man .. did pretty fuckin good dude

Hello please I’d love to know how to adjust emergency foot brake cable on a 2003 Toyota Avalon

Excellent video!

Very helpful detailed video... I don't see this specifically in the video but can you please tell me... regarding the pins for the center retaining Springs that draw the shoes against the back plate... why is the PIN closer to the front of the car so much shorter than the other pin? I found the spring compressed all the way and I can't imagine how I'm going to get the spring cups back on.... the pin for the front facing shoe is about 1/2 inch shorter than the pin for the rear facing shoe....please help!

Great video guys.

I see you have jack stands supporting the rear of the Avalon on the pinch welds. How did you place them and not have the pinch welds bend? Also, I have Y shaped jack stands, and on the rear there doesn't appear to be a place for the inner part of the Y to support the vehicle, as the body slopes upward into the center of the vehicle.

"out of the way, not hanging from the hose" has it hanging from the hose on a hook

really helpful thank you so much

You mentioned that the thickness of the parking brake shoes is 0.79 inches. Did you mean to say 0.79 millimeters?

Caliper back on, sure, dont forget the bracket and pads!

This dude is smart as f. Ty

What would cause A rotating banging noise from the drum after someone drove with it left engaged?

good work. thanks a lot.

Thanks you good jobs

What brand jacket is that?

Dam good bideo

Take the hub off with impact,four bolts.Much easier to remove and install emergency brake shoes.

Really dont understand the need of the video effects. good video though

Excellent, & thorough teacher, but could use a better quality video with higher resolution. Check out Speedkar99's video for an example of high quality pic. Between the two I got the work done. Thanks!

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