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How to Remove Brake Drums From a 2000 Honda Accord

Removing the brake drums from the rear of your Honda Civic allows access to the brake shoes, brake hardware and slave cylinders. The drums do not wear quickly, so replacing them is not normally a requirement. However, the drum can warp from excess heat. The shoes will require replacement and maintenance periodically. While the drums are off the car, it is a good idea to inspect the springs and hardware, as well as the slave cylinders and the brake lines.

Instructions

1

Loosen the lug nuts on the rear of your Civic with a lug wrench. Do not take the nuts off the studs yet. Raise the rear of the car with a jack, and position a set of jack stands under the rear suspension.

2

Lower the jack, allowing the car to rest on the jack stands. Remove the lug nuts from the wheel studs, and slide the tires and wheels off the car. Set them aside.

3

Pry the retaining clips off the wheel studs, if they are still in place, with a flat screwdriver. They look like flat washers on the wheel studs and against the face of the brake drum. Discard the clips.

4

Move to the back of the brake drum, and slide a flat screwdriver into the adjuster access hole on the brake drum backing plate. Lift the locking tab off the adjuster. Insert a brake spoon into the adjuster hole, and turn the brake adjuster up to loosen the brake shoe pressure against the drum.

5

Move to the front of the brake drum, and grasp it on the side. Pull it straight off the shoes and wheel studs. Set the drum aside, and repeat the process on the opposite brake drum to remove it, as well.

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