Citroen Saxo rear brakes

How to replace the rear brake shoes and brake cylinders on the back of a Citroen Saxo (and probably Peugeot 106).
This car is a 2000 1.4 Automatic, and the brake pedal was quite spongy, I knew that one front calliper could not be bled correctly as someone sheared off the bleed screw, however when checking the rear brakes they were in a bad state.
Its a reasonably easy car to work on, the rear drums contain the rear wheel bearings and hub so the hub nut does have to come off.

[@ramaske358]

Great video lesson, just finished with replacing shoes, but stopped when assembling all back (didnot took foto), so your video helped to finish quite quickly. Thanks!!!

[@Jozn3]

That is a very good video to learn a lot. Not like those videos from the manufactures where everything fits by itself..nothing is dirty and all screws coming out by themselfs. Thumps up...tanky you very much for this video.

[@bestbuildpc]

Thanks to this guy I learned everything about my peugeot 406. I never thought I was gonna learn so fast watching a youtube video. Thanks for sharing your videos. I I never forget u!! My online teacher!

[@stuartymcf]

Thanks for sharing, about to tackle this on my 106 when I get a dry day :)

[@morph-x7153]

I’m a bit late to the party, but i’m still keeping my Peugeot 106 going strong. Today I will try replacing both the brake shoes as well as the brake drums and cylinders. I watched this video a couple of times to get it memorized. I’ll post an update once I finished or failed. 😅

[@ianhodges1657]

Same problems as you on my 106 getting the brake line undone. Tried heat blow torch on the back of the cylinder which helped but had to use mole grips on one side. The allen bolts are 5mm allen but even with impact wrench these just rounded off. I used IRWIN bolt extractor which worked amazingly and just gripped the round outside surface of the allen bolt head. I replaced with hex bolts which will be much easier to remove if needed in the future.

[@maciekz.1935]

Great video! Saxo is great car! very useful tutorial how changing brake shoes and bleeding brake system! :)

[@gekkofrog92]

Great videos, I am thinking of investing in a 106 from my polo 6n1. Little tip for getting bolts off. Try automatic transmission fluid and acetone (50/50 mix). Works a lot better than wd-40.

[@yobrojoost]

Great video, very clear! Thank you!

[@mattyg4k233]

Doing this myself, do i need to balance the brakes after installation? Or are they self balancing? Thanks

[@crpth1]

Nice video and all. But 2 constructive critiques. ;-)

[@dcdmuc]

another helpful tutorial!

[@simondent3171]

I lost the drum dust cover think Mrs throw it out so found paint lid 5.5 cm works very well .

[@Kashchey1]

another great video! could you please display subs for longer? it's hard to keep up with them while watching you're doing.

[@williamrollins1109]

Just one point. When cleaning the brake drum great care needs to be taken not to let any dust or debris get onto the bearing,not a good design by Citroen I think. I would tape off the centre of the drum before cleaning. On ford Vauxhall’s etc the drum comes off leaving the hub in place and protected. A small bit of debris in the bearing can wear it out very quickly.🧑‍🔬

[@holdXtoshoot]

If you put a broom etc. To hold the brake pedal half way to the floor, it prevents the loss of brake fluid. 😉

[@johnwalker7788]

Thanks for making a great real-world video on a dirty / rusty car. I am about to do the same job (shoes, drums, cylinders and bearings). I am a little nervous about fitting the new bearings - I have heard a good tip is to heat the drum (in the oven or with a blowtorch) and put the bearing in the freezer overnight, so the temperature difference helps with slotting the bearing in more easily. Also, I was wondering if you know whether the replacement bearings come as a sealed unit or whether they come as separate inner and outer bearings, like the ones that came out of the old drum.

[@mpc007]

Great video. Unfortunately, my 106 didnt pass mandatory yearly checkup because difference in brakepower between rear left and right was to large. Garage opened the drums to check and told me cylinders were leaking, which was the cause. I told them I'm going to fix it myself, and this video will be very helpful. Since I only have to replace the cylinders, I don't have to bother with the different parts on the shoes right? Since that seems a bit complicated..

[@MrSidiboots]

Thankyou.

[@urbanfireblade]

Good video but I wouldn’t recommend using wire cutters to hold the springs, you’ll weaken and potentially damage them where they will then snap. Use pliers etc.