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What a damn pain in the ***. The mechanism is so friggin simple, but so hard to put together. More hands (5) would have made it pretty simple I think, but for a job that only requires a pair of pliers and 2 screwdrivers, its frustrating. Anyways.... 3.5 hours later, I got new shoes, an adjusted parking brake and re-painted drums.
I'll post a DIY later unless someone makes it worth my while (read: pays me) to do it right now.

 
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a diy to adjust the ebrake cable would be awsome....my **** needs adjusting bad.

 
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lol i hate drums changed alot of them sucks every time. i love it when one of the springs goes flying across the room and it takes you 30 mins to find it lol

 
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Is there any difference between the stock shoe and
some aftermarket one ? Because my drums are perfectly
adjusted but don't grab verry hard (low friction)...

Thanks,
Philippe

 
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nice work. id appreciate a diy - but if it takes 4 hrs, i may take it to a shop, lol.

 
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i haven't seen inside the drums on a civic, but to change shoes on my family's chrysler mini-van, it takes me about 30 minutes to change the shoes on both sides.

 
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ewww this caught my attension! does anyone find that the e-brake cable is really weak on our generation?

 
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Hahah!!! Thats y i got rid of my drums!!