Subaru Impreza "Battlewagon" Ep. 2: Drum Brakes Gone Wrong...

[@evinduggins2431]

I owned a 1972 Ford F-100 a long time ago. All four wheels were drums on that thing. I got really good at rebuilding drum breaks, bout all I have to say about that. Drums still are a pain.

[@bendaga]

Preach

[@pcad2610]

My first truck was a 67 f100. I HATED messing with the brakes on that thing

[@Tinker1837]

Oh man... I am envious of that lack of rust under there! Funny that brakes were the first thing to go wrong after I lifted mine too. Rusty line broke right off one drum & the other side locked up & ate the wheel bearing with sparks flying all over. Ended up swapping over to a full WRX brake setup with AN fittings/line. Stops the big tires no problem now!

[@Tinker1837]

@@bendaga They get a bit excited with salt in winter over here. If you can find all the big components second-hand you can do it relatively cheaply. And man was it a cathartic process to tear out all those rotten steel lines & imploded drums.

[@manilj298]

loving this series of Subaru Impreza.

[@corey6393]

Nice job on your videos. Your brake squeal was likely caused by those broken spring retainers, which allowed the shoe to ride a little cockeyed in there and grind on the the drum. If your drums were out of round, you would have felt it in the brake pedal. Out of round won't cause squealing, and you probably didn't need to have them turned at the machine shop. The odd wear pattern on the shoes was from someone driving with the parking brake engaged. As has been mentioned, it is best to use just a bit of anti-seize compound on the hub center of the drum, so the hub center of the wheel doesn't get stuck on there over time. Not too much, a little goes a long way. Also, please tighten your lug nuts in a star pattern. Cranking them down tight in a circle will have a tendency to warp the drum or rotor. Drum brakes are very simple. They're just different than what most people are used to working on nowadays. Always do one side at a time, so you have a reference for how they go back together.

[@RedScare67]

I'm considering painting my calipers and drums, so cheers on the drum walk-through. Those springs would have caught me by surprise

[@mountaincarjunkie3307]

Oh man am I glad I have rear brake rotors. That looks like a total pain. Nothing is better than when the car breaks when you have modding plans haha. Loved the video and can't wait for more!

[@Dylan-ff4vs]

Love your videos man! Fellow Subie head. When doing brakes and changing tires you can put a small amount of anti seize grease between the hub and the back of the drum and a small amount on the face of the drum. This will make wheel changes and brake jobs much easier in the future. Do not ever use anti seize on wheel studs/ lug nuts and make sure you retighten your lugs in a star pattern. Happy Wrenching

[@tastyting756]

Nice work man! Glad my 96 Outback uses disc brakes instead of those drum brakes, they looked like a nightmare.

[@mandytijdelijk]

that noise is the indicator that your in disc brakes blocks are all out and in drum brakes something similar to the blocks but i dont know what its called in englisch only in dutch its called "de remvoering" if you keep driving on after you first heard that sound your brakes will without exception get stuck

[@dennisl8602]

the noise was most likely because those two hold down springs for the shoes, on that one side were off.

[@fallnaasimar]

I love both of these cars. I own the Bugeye wagon and the Impreza outback sport. Unfortunately for mines I had it parked for about 3 weeks and went out to finally drive it and as I put in reverse it would not move later figuring out the brakes locked up in the rear because the shoes slip off. Both cars are amazing I just hate drum brakes 😂🤦🏻‍♂️ probably will convert them eventually to pads.

[@IIBenneTT]

I just picked up a 2002 bugeye outback sport, this channel is awesome! could you switch from drum brakes to disk? or would it even be worth it?

[@mrtinfff2555]

Thank you the trick with bolts help me a lot :)

[@bendaga]

Glad it helped!

[@autofixation]

Doing a disc swap on these is not hard. Highly recommend. Should be able to accept the brakes from the Legacy or Outback.

[@Fireninja-hp7lu]

I’ve been having a similar type of problem except my brakes have been failing completely sometimes and it sounds like grinding metal like you dead but also super loud thumping

[@ceezer373]

Bruh... Was that a club on your steering wheel...?

[@Konaboi907]

Love you're video man.I have impreza 98 my question is did you had speedometer problem cuz when I got mines it wasn't working so I had to ask if you had videos on how to fix or change?

[@virgilrosa6035]

Thank you for this vid i have a 2002 foz and i got the same thing soon as im about to stop right at the end i hear this squeak loud as hell. Now i know what i have to do i had changed the rear brakes it help but then came back .. Thanx aging . i didn't know what the hell was going on. .

[@zacharygarcia4345]

Dope you went to JNU. That's my hometown.

[@AtrociousFilms]

Where where do u get ur parts / mods ?

[@kacperrider9553]

Hey I’m really wondering how much did you pay for the that little cnc machining

[@asahellevi9]

I can't believe you bought this Impreza for $125. I bought mine 1999 for $1900 and it looks worse than yours. What I have done?

[@asahellevi9]

@@bendaga Mine has 200k miles, LPG drive, little bit corrosion on fenders, more corrosion on the chassis, dents all over body. So now I am repairing everything and preparing for a new paint.

[@EscapedSheep]

Loving the videos!

[@sage4711590]

And ya saw the young Ltjg Sonnega

[@KennyPerx]

To make life easier invest in a bearing puller for your wheels. My Subarus wheels seize to the hub all the time so instead of using a mallet I use a bearing ouller with one nut still on loosely. Loaded easier and faster