1998 Honda Accord Rear Brake Shoes and Wheel Cylinder Replacement ( drum brakes )

Replacing Rear Brake Shoes on a 1998 Honda Accord LX.
Also, had to replace the brake wheel cylinder as it was leaking.
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[sscokng]

This video just saved my ass. Please keep up the good work. I also appreciate that you have a link for the tools. Super awesome.

[clunkCA]

I’m doing the drum brakes on a 2001 accord in mechanics class at the moment, my friend and I tried for 3 hours to get the damn return spring on and couldn’t get it for the life of us. Then I found this video and we got it in 15 minutes, thank you so much. You saved us a lot of time.

[SeanCrimmins]

As an ASE certified technician since 1998, I find that rear drum brakes from the late 90s to early 2000s Hondas are some of the hardest in the industry to assemble.

[bookofrevelations]

Dan, I literally watched 8 videos before I came across this one. Needless to say those other 8 videos were helpful in way's but you actually covered everything in a manner which was easy to comprehend and follow. Great video! I just subscribed, liked and shared this video.

[jamesb.]

Awesome and easy, especially with those dedicated brake tools you use! Everybody should get those to do brake servicing for sure, including the special ferrel wrench for the brake lines! I will also make a pre- disassembly photo or video to be sure I get it back together right since I haven't done any brake work for a a long time.

[yourstruly]

Thank you so much. Made it much easier than the first time I did it doing it your way

[KDuBI]

What are you doing at the very end when your spinning the drum and adjusting? I can't quite understand that part, rest of the video is amazing, thank you so much!

[LiftedSilveradoBuild]

Flat rate it and pull the cover off the hub nut, should be a 6pt 32mm and take the hub out of the way so you dont have to work around it. then put the shoes in as an assembly. childs play, like your videos man

[chuySG]

This is a great video by far. And I've watched a few others. Well explained and very informative. A lot of crucial stuff that If you didn't know it'll take you a lot longer and struggle a lot more with the job. WOW! Thank you. Ps. I found out by watching this video. I put the shoes with the adjustment bracket on the rear ( wrong) side. Should have been on the right side, so I couldn't put on the adjustment bracket on. This video showed me to switch it Out the other side shoe.

[tomasbrito]

I appreciate this video. I have seen many others but they where very blurry. I can see where i went wrong. Nice simple steps all the way. Also i started on the same side as what is shown on the video.

[sakaraist]

I've done a lot of drum brakes, particularly on big rigs. but the design for the adjustor and spring here drives me mad. I fought with it for hours, often having it lined up and the spring about to go in only to have one of the clevises slip out and start over.

By far the best video on them here, many of them don't actually show it and imply you start the opposite way, having to hook them into the backside on top. Needless to say, I was extremely frustrated by a brake job taking me as long as pulling a drivetrain...

[montydaniels]

+Dan the Fix it Man. Hi Dan, I hired a Mechanic my Daughter has known for years, to come over & replace the Rear Drum's & Shoes on my grandson's 1998 Honda Accord LX. This is the 2nd time the Rear's have been done. At any rate, after this guy finished, he didn't take it for a test drive because he had to finish working on his truck, so I did. Since I live a mile away & my grandson was meeting at my house, I txt him & then called him to tell him now the Brake Pedal is mushy &Travel's almost to the floor. When I made the parts list, I didn't put Wheel Cylinders on the list, mainly because I did forget but there were no leaks showing on either side & I never thought about them maybe leaking internally. However, when he was replacing the rear's, the Wheel Cylinder on the left side, end popped off on the Cylinder. Although only a small amount of oil dripped out of the Cylinder, the oil did do that & like I mentioned before, after he buttoned up the rear Brakes, I drove it & yep, it was no where near the condition that it was prior to him repairing the vehicle. Now I'm thinking that one or both of the Wheel Cylinder's could be Leaking Internally which is probably why he has almost no Pedal left... Does this sound correct? I'm super pissed at this mechanic for not even returning my txt or calls & leaving a half finished project that could have a bad turnout Now I'm hoping I can change out the Wheel Cylinder's without having to remove any of the new Brake Shoe's, the Adjuster or any Your advice would really help, Dan

[doradean]

Dan, I have the same car. How would I know when it's time to replace those rear brake shoes? Do they make a noise when they wear down to a certain point? Btw, would of really liked to see a close up shots of the tips of the special tools you used. Thanks a lot for the video!

[humbertomartinez]

Love how at the end you said you need to bleed the breaks because that's exactly what I need to do 😂 along with this video too

[rebekkahnelson]

I really hope this applies to my 2001 Accord🤞🏻

[DaKurupt]

What brake shoes do you use for your Accord, or what do you recommend for my 2002 accord? Great video!

[cornfusedatbest]

ALRIGHT, I know some of us tune in just to hear what tunes they're jammin to. This is a well done video, yet I feel like I'm in a Charlie Brown cartoon. Waiting for ... "WHAAA WHAA Good stuff man.

[HHwrecker]

It's much easier to put on the main spring with the cylinder off. Remove the cylinder(even if you're not changing it), assemble the shoes together with the center spring, and now position it all into place and set the pins to hold it there. Now reinstall the cylinder, adjust everything into position, and now just add the extra small springs.

[isaiahjones]

Very good and instructive video. thank you

[paulbogatko]

Hey, wish there was someone to actually talk to I've been working on the same wheel for almost 2hrs, can one get the red springs fasted, the adjuster is in the