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arent you supposed to also take out like .030 mm in order to meet D.O.T. Specs? so instead of it being 201 mm it would be 200.070 mm or whatever
And out of my experience Ive found it a heck of a lot easier just to do one side at a time so you can compare and see how it all goes back together.
Just my thoughts but very good DIY
You need to check your units there.
0.030 mm is about 1/1000 of an inch. So either you mean .030" which is about 1/32 of an inch or a little less than 1mm, or you've got a garage with a built in metrology lab.
Either way, the replacement spec is 201mm. If you want to do it before that, then do it. But if there's 1/32" left before the min, you don't have long to go before you hit it, so I think for all intents and purposes, 201mm +/- common sense is an acceptable minimum.
Good DIY... i took shop class in highschool and doing drums was a bitch.
The hardest part was putting the springs back on... you can use a screw driver to put it back on but they make specific tools to do it now which makes it 1000x easier.
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ok, I just did my rear brakes today and all I can say is fuk that shit. I will never do my rear brakes again. I started at about 9 this morning and just finished about an hour ago. the hardsest part was getting everything re installed. the manaul was no help because it says to reassemble everything and then install it onto the backing plate. yea that doesnt work for shit. it took me a better part of 5 hours figuring out how to get the first side done. you cant reasemble everything at once then install it because the adjuster piece doesnt fit between the hub and wheel cylinder. I ended up putting the assembly together, removing the wheel cylinder which I replaced anyway, and putting it onto the backing plate, adjusted the shoes all the way out, then installed the wheel cylinder. after that, the other side took about an hour. this is the first time doing rear brakes, but its a bitch. especially getting the upper return spring in.
Next time I will be taking it to a shop. there are certain things I wont touch, and rear brakes is one of them. Unless I learn an easier way of doing it. Also I have brake tools, but none worked with these tiny ass brakes.
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hah yes the K series will make your car fly.
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just got pulled over the other day for having JDM yellow headlights, the cop told me it was illegal to have yellow lights, only white, any comments on this. i was just sittin in my slab with trunk poppin and my candy paint drippin off my doors.
ok, I just did my rear brakes today and all I can say is fuk that shit. I will never do my rear brakes again. I started at about 9 this morning and just finished about an hour ago. the hardsest part was getting everything re installed. the manaul was no help because it says to reassemble everything and then install it onto the backing plate. yea that doesnt work for shit. it took me a better part of 5 hours figuring out how to get the first side done...
Yea I hear you. hehe, they arent too much fun. but me, I swear, if i can do it i wont take it to a shop. For some reason I always think I will do a better job. Great opinion stglower... its so true.
what iritates the hell out of me is how some of these guys can do this job in about 30 minutes. I dont see how. But then again, I guess if you have been doing it for 20 years, it is easy.
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Originally Posted by AggressiveAdam
hah yes the K series will make your car fly.
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Originally Posted by McFLYsi
just got pulled over the other day for having JDM yellow headlights, the cop told me it was illegal to have yellow lights, only white, any comments on this. i was just sittin in my slab with trunk poppin and my candy paint drippin off my doors.
I am getting ready to do mine... I bought the parts from a local auto parts store like a year ago... cause I figured they needed replaced... well, after I changed the front back then, I checked the back, and they were fine... so, I didn't replace them... but the ones I bought didn't come with a replacement u-clip... and the only way I see to get one is to buy the shoes from the dealership?? Is this right?? Is it possible to change them and re-use that U-clip if you are careful?? I have learned since then that most parts are easier to buy from hondapartsdeals.com just so you get more of the little things like that...
you can purchase the u clips from honda. If I remember correctly, the new shoes only came with new shoe retainer clips and retainer pins, or however you call them. usually shops do reuse the u-clips, but I also think that most shops have replacement ones in the back incase they break the old ones. I tried getting them off of the old shoes and was unsuccessful. once they are on there, they are hard to get off. I would just buy new ones just in case.
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Originally Posted by AggressiveAdam
hah yes the K series will make your car fly.
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Originally Posted by McFLYsi
just got pulled over the other day for having JDM yellow headlights, the cop told me it was illegal to have yellow lights, only white, any comments on this. i was just sittin in my slab with trunk poppin and my candy paint drippin off my doors.
i dont think so. you dont want a hub flopping around, you will need it attached to the car so that you dont have to worry about suspending it, or other, while reconnecting brake parts. just clean everything up real good, and jack the car up enough, and use blocks for safety, and you will be good to work.
Will removing the rear hub first make it easier to replace the shoes?
YES. taking the hub off would make life easier because you'd be able to slip the shoe assembly with the self adjuster installed back on, rather than installing it around the hub. If you have the ability to pop the hub plate off and get it back on straight, then it would make life easier. Just be mindful of the wheel bearings
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