DIY Rear Drum Brake Adjustment/Parking Brake W/ PICS Inside - Toyota Yaris Forums

Yarflana · 02-02-2013, 06:44 PM

At the end of all this, sounds better to service the entire rear brake assembly at one time vs. cleaning and messing with all the dust to just adjust the parking brake. I know it is rather comforting to have it adjusted where you only have to pull a couple clicks, but it doesn't hurt to have to pull it a few more clicks until you can get around to an entire "drum rotating, shoe changing, assembly cleaning" service.

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about cleaning it much if all I was doing was adjusting the parking brake. Likely not the best way to go, but cannot make it any worse than before getting in there.

Overall, however, thanks for the DIY. I know it takes a lot of effort to take pics and upload all those instructions.

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02-02-2013, 06:44 PM	#25
Yarflana View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Base Model Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: TX Posts: 255	At the end of all this, sounds better to service the entire rear brake assembly at one time vs. cleaning and messing with all the dust to just adjust the parking brake. I know it is rather comforting to have it adjusted where you only have to pull a couple clicks, but it doesn't hurt to have to pull it a few more clicks until you can get around to an entire "drum rotating, shoe changing, assembly cleaning" service. Honestly, I wouldn't worry about cleaning it much if all I was doing was adjusting the parking brake. Likely not the best way to go, but cannot make it any worse than before getting in there. Overall, however, thanks for the DIY. I know it takes a lot of effort to take pics and upload all those instructions.