How to Replace Rear Drum Brakes (a VERY detailed DIY tutorial) featuring a 2009 Toyota Tacoma

[@Powerstop]

Fantastic tutorial! Who else is doing their brakes this weekend?

[@FayeHadley]

Thanks you guys!!! 😀

[@themeez1000]

I mean. Not on a Toyota but I'm putting the rear Wilwood disk kit on my 1978 Z28 Camaro.

[@markwing05]

Me watching this video while the 96 Tacoma is on jackstands 😂

[@RandomCaliforniaAdventure]

Thank you Faye! Just from videos alone, I've managed to change my front brake, my spline lube, differential oil, transfer, coolant, transmission and etc. I saved a ton in doing many of these basic service myself. The only time I had someone overlook my work was when I took apart my 2000 Tacoma engine for a gasket resealed. That obviously gave me a chance to clean a good amount of the inside and redid the entire spark plug and etc. Compared to all the other videos I've seen so far...by far, you are fantastic at what you do and also being an instructor!

[@CoderSal-XIII]

The way you cleaned all your parts that are going to be reused and lubing all pivot points speaks volumes. That is good work ethic, pride in your work, and a sense of responsibility towards the safety of the vehicle's owner. I respect and admire that. I do all of my work the same way and wouldn't do it any other way. You have gained yourself a subscriber, keep up the excellent work and work ethic! Happy wrenching!

[@andresrocha524]

Hey Faye you went to my favorite junkyard U-Pull-It great seeing you in my home turf I do watch your videos and the All girls garage and the show is fantastic thank you

[@lynnmckenney1987]

I'm about to rip apart the brakes on my 89 wagovan and was thinking its been a minute since I did true drums (not just parking brake drums). Thanks for the refresher, love the channel!

[@FayeHadley]

Awesome!! Thank you!😀

[@zhonghuaye3489]

You are the one who has seen all the vey detailed DIy courses.that let me understand all the details .Thank you

[@herculesrockefeller1683]

10/10 for an instructional video. I think a first timer would feel very confident following your video.

[@FayeHadley]

That is exactly my goal, thank you!!!

[@donmynack]

Texas has been brutal this summer. I've postponed some stuff I need to do on my Taco just to keep out of the garage in this heat.

[@FayeHadley]

I feel you!!!☹️

[@rockstarfan886]

Not as brutal as AZ we hit 117 every day for like 2 weeks

[@danielsmith-ze3wy]

Hope everyone is having a blessed Friday

[@ricardboswell7490]

I have a 2010 I Did the brakes last month? Little challenging, not bad.

[@A.R.B.J.]

Little known fact. The inventor of drum brakes is the same person who invented waterboarding.

[@FayeHadley]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@klwthe3rd]

So the inventor was Dick Cheney from Texas??? Total LOSER!

[@barryshea1657]

He also was on the design team that decided you should have to lift your engine to replace the spark plugs.

[@tayloralvidrez4342]

LoL I like drums because they are easy but everyone else thinks they are hard

[@danyoungrasshopper3008]

Nothing is hard if you do it days in and days out bro @@tayloralvidrez4342

[@barryshea1657]

Another awesome video by Faye. I'm now ordering a brake shoe resetting gauge and spring hook! Had no idea these existed. UPDATE: OMG. Faye just cost me a lot of money looking at her Amazon tools and supplies list! Hooks, picks, scrapers, spoons, clips, gauges, adjusters, removers, and grease.

[@JimmyMakingitwork]

I work with a couple of "mechanics" who don't want to ever do drum brakes, but I'm old school and have been doing them since the 80's, I'll make sure they watch your tutorial so they are a little less frightened of them, haha. Nice work on the tutorial! Biggest thing I like that you said, ALWAYS do one side at a time! Don't dissassemble your reference side. ;)

[@SpaceTimeSynth]

Thank you for making such a great in depth video!! When I'm looking at the star wheel adjustment piece, I jokingly like to think, righty tighty...except as in "tightening the brakes" against the drum.

[@newhallgeorge1]

You no doubt have a real talent for showing how to work on vehicles. Hands down the best teacher. I'll be looking for more of your how to videos.

[@FayeHadley]

Oh my goodness thank you so much for the kind words! I appreciate it so much 🙏🏻😊

[@keithbabb899]

I wish I could find a mechanic like you in Northern California to work on my truck. So professional and thorough. I usually do all my own maintenance on my Tacoma not sure if I wanna tackle this. Thanks for the videos Faye .

[@user-sm1et7xf1x]

If I never did drums myself , I would thought found best teacher for this job . love watching

[@nellayema2455]

Excellent, comprehensive video! I do not miss working on drum brakes. As a teen in the '70's, all my cars had drum brakes, so I got pretty good at replacing them. The first thing my dad told me was to do them one wheel at a time so that I could refer to the other side for reassembly if needed, just like you recommended. Great advice. Thankfully, my dad had a set of drum spring pliers that made easy work of removing/replacing the springs. My worst experience besides a stuck drum that I had to pound on for about an hour, was when I replaced the brakes on my '69 Firebird. The parts store gave me the wrong brake shoes (very unusual for that store to get something wrong), so I had to put the old ones back on, drive back to the store and get the correct ones and start the job over.

[@mfl950]

Even though I'll never own a toyota truck or a car with drum brakes , having Faye explaining how to replace drums was still interesting

[@philmann691]

Finally! I've been waiting a LONG time for you to do another practical video on a common DIY task. So many of your recent topics have been on esoteric stuff for niche interests. Please, stay with the basics. Your excellent tutorials are greatly appreciated!

[@michaelskinner896]

Faye, you're so good! Clear, concise, easy to follow tutorial. Filming anything like this also take so much more work. Having to ensure that the lighting, audio and camera angles are acceptable. This really drives home how much more fiddley drum brakes are compared to disc brakes though. Even though none of my cars have drum brakes, thanks for taking the time to put this together!

[@FayeHadley]

Thank you so much for the kind words !! It did make this job take so much longer, but I've been wanting to make this tutorial for a while now! 😀

[@scubajackw1348]

Your ability to explain things is amazing! Thank you for sharing such great tutorials.

[@machomie]

Thank you for an excellent video. These rear brakes were different from anything I've seen and require specific steps to replace. Your video made it easy.

[@mxcurtis978]

Wow. Absolute gold! Drums seemed so daunting but this is the best instructional video I’ve come across!

[@bobmiller7426]

Hey, I put some new shoes on And suddenly everything is right!🎶 Fantastic video. I wish this was available when I did my first drum brakes. Think I walked 20 miles to the other side to check.👍🤣

[@johnmbell4642]

Hey Faye, another great tutorial you pretty much covered everything maybe the only thing I would add if if the drum doesn’t wanna come off, check the parking brake I had that happen to me once drove me insane for about 10 minutes and then I checked it . Have a great one as always. I hope it cools down soon.🐔🐔🐔👍

[@kussstuff]

Faye, Your videos are awesome, so educational, video and editing is top notch, the detail is outstanding. Best of all is your energy .

[@FayeHadley]

Wow, thank you!😀❤️

[@leomania]

I've got the rear brake parts in the garage awaiting installation onto my '11 Taco so this was a very timely video. It's been a hot minute since I did a set of drums so glad to have such an awesome refresher course. I think we all appreciate your attention to detail and the time you take to explain the why as well as the how. Cheers!

[@toddmayer6859]

Thanks so much for TMI. Actually, one can never have too much info on doing brakes. I watched other videos before yours, and they just slopped through steps like it's easy as pie. The thermal test at the end is also interesting. I subscribed to your channel, liked the video, and will check out your other in-depth tutorials. As an added note ..... my passenger side brake cylinder blew out one day & I had next to no brakes. I hobbled my truck over to a small shop that had done right by me in the past. He could not get the drum off. He used a very long pry bar ... still would not come off. So then he used his cutting torch to slice them off. He charged me $800. Then I happened to see a KZbin video where a young guy said you can drill out the two pins from the back, the shoes will collapse in, allowing the drum to come off. I do not know if that mechanic had tried the two bolt trick. All I know is ... that experience gave me the incentive to do my own brakes. Thanks again!

[@recklesslyarrogant7242]

You are so patient. Doing all that and film and edit. You must really love what you do.

[@FunWithCars716]

Good Morning Faye! 106 degrees? 😳 Do you live in the surface of the sun? 😅😅😅😅 Great video to watch on a Friday! Love the old school drum brake tutorial, I have never seen one of those rear brake adjustment/measurement tool. The spoons I have. Fun fact, my 1950 Packard master cylinder and my 1964 Volvo had brake master cylinder and wheel cylinders made by Lockheed. If they are good enough for the SR71, they are good enough for me 😅

[@FayeHadley]

Good morning, and it sure does seem like it 🌞 the tool is a lifesaver!

[@U2friendly]

Hi Faye, You made this look easy. By Far this is the most complicated drum brakes I have ever Work on. I brought My Brother & we worked on these most of the Day. The two big problems were the Spring on the one shoe with the pin & Clip sandwich between 2- metal levers & we started on the passenger side were all other Video's start on Drive side. Your was by far the Best Thanks..Kay

[@PatelJagCanuck]

Professor Faye...🥰! fortunate to come across wonderful detailed video..! Good luck! Thanks for all handwork..!

[@james1965]

That is one clear and concise tutorial! I always struggled getting the spring retainer caps on to hold the shoes, even with the proper tools. You made that look so easy! Oddly enough, We just did a set of drum brakes on a 1949 Ford 8N tractor. Similar but still different. I really could've used a spring tool instead of the screwdrivers from my in-laws garage! Thanks for another great video

[@FayeHadley]

Glad it was helpful! And thank you for the kind words! 😊

[@lent2005]

Great vid! I was thinking while the old studs were out, would have been a perfect time to wire wheel the hub face

[@Alexis-wu7gk]

Great video! Had it on while changing my drums. Helped a ton! Thank you!

[@FayeHadley]

Aww, heck yeah!! I'm so glad you found it helpful! 😄

[@stephenmoxley3004]

Great video, Faye. It's really cool to see you do a video about drum brakes. They are mostly gone, but lots of cars still have them. I've done so many drum brake jobs, that I've lost count. I still have a Snap-On brake spring tool that works amazingly well. I can remember when we had to make sure we got the "leading" and "trailing" shoes right. It made a difference. I can also remember the days when we used to arc grind shoes to fit the drum precisely. I also appreciate your use of the NAPA purple assembly grease. I've used it for years and it's simply the best. Keep up the great work.

[@Mark_Linford]

Hey Faye' great to see you 🙂 Drum brakes in the stinking hot shed 2 favorite things in life 😒 Well done and now we know you can suffer through just about anything to fix a clients vehicle .

[@largekj33]

Thank you for the great video! Had a drum that wouldn't self adjust and then when I went to adjust it manually it was all kinds of stuck. When i went to take them apart things were so rusty that parts of the hardware kit just disintegrated. Had to run to the parts store to get a new hardware kit do put everything back in the driveway at 8pm in the dark.

[@dprmedic51]

Great tutorial! I have worked on many drum brakes many years ago! These are much different and this video made the job much easier! Thank you!!!!!!

[@maddrummer691]

Great job 🏁

[@danieltolle148]

I love watching you do anything Faye dear.

[@troymullin3684]

Working in my dad's garage in the 60s, he has the shop grinding the drums to "romance" the shoes to the drums. This made a big difference in stopping power. Have you ever heard of this?

[@alanbradford3130]

Excellent video! Just sorry the drum brakes on my Civic don't need to be replaced yet!

[@caleblong3184]

Faye, about to start this project. Will check back with you and let you know how the project went! Be back tomorrow

[@johnchambers12]

I got my list of tools for drum brakes from my dad at age 13 , i still have them although the brake setting caliper is new to me , even when in my 20’s i worked at an independent shop we always used the scuffing of the shoes on the drum to set our shoes. For under $40 i am adding that caliper to my tool bag for brake jobs. A big thanks from an old wrench turner to a young technician! My question would be did you use Power Stop brake parts on the front axle, I purchased them for my granddaughters car and I am very satisfied with the quality of their parts!

[@stco2426]

Top work, Faye. Really well done and an excellent video. I think that practically every Toyota rear drum brake is practically the same. There might be some dimensional differences that affect which parts fit which models but your 2009 are exactly the same as my 1992 rear drums as far as I can tell. Having the right few tools (esp the spring tool and the pin tool) makes this so much easier and as you did, only working on one side at a time is key. Very sensible to replace the cylinders as they can be more trouble if old and I’d recommend a silicone bung set to cap things off. Maybe not everyone needs a set but they are very handy for many, many jobs. Final point is that I’ve never really bothered resetting the shoes. The adjustment due to wear is done by the handbrake (E(?) brake for you) and that will take up any slack in the shoes. My Toyota manual says to gently work the handbrake a few times to set the correct shoe position via the adjusters, but the challenge comes when the cylinder and the shoes have been replaced. I think you want the cylinders (both sides) to be off their inner stops but the shoes not binding plus to be able to take up the adjustment with the handbrake. Clearly there’s no point in bleeding the brakes before the shoes are about right, but the handbrake can and will do most of this work for you, plus it’s what happens after this time. Need to go and watch the studs vid. Cheers for making and sharing!

[@Badmax123]

Great video Faye. I like how are so organized before you begin the repair. Very efficient. 😊

[@FayeHadley]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@carltondoorman9145]

Yep, you're right, that little adjusting tool is called a brake spoon. By some people... don't know where they got that.

[@jozsefizsak]

Noting how few parts there are, I would confidently take apart both sides every time, secure in the knowledge that reassembly would be quite easy. In fact it was very easy to retain all the details for at least twenty seconds, after which came the daunting realization of how many ways the parts would not go back together. It's hard to believe I did this more than once but it does prove that your recommendations are sound. So that's good, isn't it? 😊

[@davidjohnson8474]

Very Very nice video today! The first brakes i ever did were drums on a 1940 Ford! Its amazing how much things haven't changed over time! I wish I could get my wife to learn and do my brakes! Lol 😂! Your Hubby is so lucky! You're so very talented keep it up! Waiting to see you and Danny on live shows!

[@Williefisthergash]

Ok gonna try my 2008 civic drums this weekend. Only 65000 original miles so I hope I can reuse the drums. We only drive the car once or twice a month.

[@dmann1209]

Yup, I would rather eat bark from a pine tree than to do drum brakes.. I learned how in high school in automotive class, but it appears every thing is 180 degrees off from the driver's and passenger's side. Excellent video.

[@newttella1043]

Ok, I feel okay about paying someone to change out my drum brakes. But fantastic video!! Btw - I'm glad you're "not very strong" so you find a smarter way to do things.

[@nwrepka]

Great video! Convinced me to buy the same kit. Sadly the retraction spring geometry was kinda wonky and interfered with the auto-adjust lever. Had to reinstall the OE spring. Otherwise very happy with it.

[@gflogo7921]

Awesome video Faye I love the attention to detail!

[@adanatx]

hola faye 🙋🏻‍♂ gracias por el video, me gusta tu contenido, me gusta aprender cosas asi, apenas empeze a trabajar en eso y me esta sirviendo ver tus videos 🙂

[@kevinriese2167]

Wow! That was the best instructional video I have seen on YT. Well done 👏👏

[@01FozzyS]

Well done,Faye! Also you're now an honorary member of the left hander's club since you're ambi. 😂

[@thevandivers]

Thanks Faye :)

[@madebyshade1]

Awesome explanation. Thanks for all your helpful videos.

[@davepelfrey3958]

An excellent and very detailed brake job Faye. I've always use a cotter pin extracter for the springs, but like your version better. Brake spoon is what we called them also. Peace ✌.

[@Gowaduv]

The best $10 I've spent in recent memory is the tool to remove the spring retainer cups. So much less swearing now! Haha

[@wenzdayjane]

Awesome this is exactly the repair I need to do today! What size threads are the holes in the drum for removing it?

[@jimkoz5052]

Love all your vids Faye. You are the best. Take Care and keep them coming

[@billbrigham9959]

@Faye Hey Faye, very detailed and very correct. Did you ever get the Supra issue resolved. Last I saw you suspected the head was warped and the shop heated it in a jig to straighten it. Did that stop the problem from reoccurring? I understand there are now 3 documented cases, on youtube, of these Intake cam bolts/ then Intake cam Pulley.. becoming loose and chewing the belt. I have one too. I yet to see a Confirmed explanation as to Why.. Thoughts? Thank you, Bill

[@OceanBreeze2022.]

Is it possible you might have a video on starter replacement on a 4.6 tundra behind the exhaust manifold.

[@joeracer883]

I just did a full brake job on my car yesterday.

[@davestewart9146]

Awesome video Faye, thanks 👍😁❤️

[@leonardcrespin6476]

I always look forward to your next video, your amazing .

[@FayeHadley]

Wow, thank you!!!😀

[@tricolor112010]

Excellent video and information, keep up the good work

[@goodone5590]

Thanks! It was easy to follow and watch!

[@captainstress]

I'll definitely use this as a reference when I do my rear drums on my 2004 Camry. Question: What made you think you needed more adjustment after your test drive? Also, how do you know that three clicks were enough after the wheel is on? Thank you.

[@VictorMartinez-oe7uy]

Great video, why do you spend so much time adjusting the breaks? Do they self adjust by going in reverse or using the parking/emergency break? Thank you

[@KevinCruz-pu2ue]

2:25 - Would thread pitch and bolt length not be more important here than the size of the head?

[@FayeHadley]

They are important, which is why I linked them in the description.

[@KevinCruz-pu2ue]

@@FayeHadley Ah I missed it. Thanks.

[@ktoyzero]

Your videos are awesome and very informative. Keep up the good work.🙂

[@mickd9255]

Super helpful. Thank you Faye.

[@pocollito1]

Hi Faye, can you do the rear breakers video for a 2004 Toyota Tacoma prerunner

[@tjwhite6705]

Great job as well as explanation as usual. 😮

[@klwthe3rd]

How do you like those astro grip latex gloves? All the latex gloves i buy just seem to shred to pieces in 5 minutes after use. 😮‍💨

[@EvansBoy1992]

Nice video. I did this on my 2006 Tacoma last week. New drums + shoes and it shudders pretty bad under heavy braking. Guess the new drums are warped but I will have to measure to confirm.. Have you ever seen bad drums that needed machining right out of the box?

[@fungalspore]

She still looks great in the human-induced climate change!!! I enjoy how she treats tools as her friends. Great job Faye.

[@xmanb8193]

Climate change 🤬the hell does that have to do with brakes

[@mikeball9715]

This was an awesome video to... uh..take a brake and watch! It's really interesting how the basic principles of brake design are the same but every manufacturer does things differently. My brother is our brake guy. I'm too afraid of BRAKING something... I'll STOP making brake jokes now 😂. Great job as always Faye!

[@FayeHadley]

BAAAHAHAHA excellent 🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeball9715]

@@FayeHadley I'm such a doofus 🤣🤣🤣

[@rudy52350]

Great job Faye ...

[@jamessharier7529]

Wishing I would have bought a Toyota Tacoma back in 2007 instead of a Jeep Liberty, which rusted completely out while my buddies Toyota truck still looks and runs great

[@Samson-EC]

Wish you could have shown how to adjust brakes from the back

[@fatherrallybullet3271]

nice personality and presentation keep it up

[@derekp6636]

Welp the replacement wasn't easy but got it done, if my parking brake isn't engaging enough I assume I need to tighten the star adjusted again?

[@upfactoryracing4148]

Very thorough! 👍😎

[@FayeHadley]

Glad you think so!

[@BC-ni3sk]

Alright Faye you through me on the title of the vid, I thought it was a disc brake setup/change over for a drum brake setup. In fact it's a drum and pad vid. Darn, I was hoping to see a full changeover to a disc from a drum. Good video though!!

[@lildonkey292]

in ontario i use use copper grease on my wheel hub

[@raymondguerra3036]

FAYE ! I’m in need of some help. I have a 2014 scion tc with 185k auto trans. I’m currently having issues with my transmission. I have gears 1-3 but when it shifts from 3-4 and slips completely all the way to 6 . No codes yet .

[@frankleblanc6490]

Excellent tutorial!

[@duriarte3190]

Thank you for your sweat pain.😊

[@alejandrocampana245]

the best video by far ,👏

[@dadgarage7966]

Any updates, Faye? How are these brake parts holding up so far?

[@hitman0119]

Also replace the parking brake bell cranks... If you live in northern climates trust me I know they do seized up real easy... Coming from 14 years of 2nd gen taco truck ownership

[@ebustya]

The PowerStop powder-coated brake drums have powder coating on the brake surface. Won't this gum up the brake shoes or cause problems? What is your experience? Should the powder coating be sanded off?

[@rqmatix305]

Thank you Faye, dumb question...... Is it possible to do this job by only lifting one rear wheel at a time ? My drive way has a bit of a slope and feel that if was to lift both rear wheels in the air it would allow front wheels to roll back, even if I place chucks on the front wheels due to the size of tire and weight of vehicle. My other option is to ask a friend to allow me to the rear brake job in in their flat drive way, for convenience I would prefer to do it in my home , that why ask.

[@richardmacias624]

Question for you, is the a driverside and passenger side star adjuster? My driver side is going away from me to extend it and I think its wrong.

[@vezina808]

How can I feel if I need to adjust my drum brakes during a test drive after working on my rear drum brakes?