Change rear shoes Options

[reko]

Tried to tight the hand break cable inside the car, then tried to tight the springs behind the disks, still it only grips at the highest point... My father in law checked and he says it's the shoes that have to be replaced...

Is there any else to change when you put new rear brake shoes?

They cost $30 on 1st Toyota parts so i though why not... i could buy new bleeders and calipers overhaul kit to make things better

This post has been edited by reko: Mar 23, 2009 - 9:59 AM

[Galcobar]

To get the shoes to grab would involve ratcheting the tension spring adjuster out, in other words, looser rather than tighter. At that point, you work the handle a few times to get it to self-adjust.

The e-brake should be set to require seven clicks to set; the shoes being less than minimum thickness wouldn't affect that adjustment to any great degree.