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Adjusting brake drums/shoes on 2005 Honda Civic
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buddyhackit9
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Jul 12, 2023, 7:58 AM
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Adjusting brake drums/shoes on 2005 Honda Civic
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2005 Honda Civic 4 door. Got this car for my daughter and changed the rear brake drums and shoes out. One side was no problem at all but the passenger side one is grinding like crazy. Only made it part way down the road and came back. I adjusted the tensioner to zero and it is still grinding. I can see the wear is on the top of the shoes but is there a trick to ensure the shoes are seated properly before I put the drum on?
Thanks for any suggestions.
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Hammer Time
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Jul 12, 2023, 8:52 AM
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Re: Adjusting brake drums/shoes on 2005 Honda Civic
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Grinding? Tensioner? What tensioner?
New brake shoes don't grind, regardless of the adjustment unless something is installed wrong and rubbing on the drum.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Jul 12, 2023, 9:38 AM
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Re: Adjusting brake drums/shoes on 2005 Honda Civic
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? Drum brakes (new shoes) don't grind so some hardware is wrong or installed wrong.
Take it of see metal shinned up on new shoes + where it's touching the drum also.
It probably doesn't match up to OE sizes just incorrect parts compare to old ones. Don't throw out old parts till you are done and no issues.
Neglected wheel cylinders have no fix just tossed for new. When if one fails a small piston may be stuck with everything out? Need to know that or effectively they don't set to "home" by springs adjuster must be free to wiggle also when just finishing up left there.
All will self adjust, some by backing up and stopping hard or drum on and off new shoes leaves little marks close to evenly.
Smaller lining goes towards front could install them wrong - big word they are "Asymmetrically" opposites like normal hands and called left or tight also.
Noise? Wrong or broken hardware must note condition of backing plate has lube spot places could show wear from old ones scraped to OK or you need new backing plates.
Parking brake the can't or doesn't retract all the way wrecks the show.
If you or anyone if cable type messed with adjustment you start over is difficult and almost never needs fussing with but it's older and you really don't know who may have done what before or were original have to periodically dump out brake dust.
If never they's have burned up without notice rubber parts or color showing glowing heat.
Troublesome but simple, crude works well but needed NEVER DONE inspection doubt listed as a routine for anything using "drum" brakes.
Hard yet easy scares folks plain springs should be colored as to where they go may be wrong?
Those will rub if wrong on some.
If when doing these leave one side intact the other is same just opposite.
Just re-check your job and compare with old parts minus the wear cloned parts will be done and sold don't work so need to see the issue if so and know it's wrong or not before you do these.
Last is the wheel back on sets the drum in place has to be torqued in order can ruin lots if you don't!
Tom
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buddyhackit9
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Jul 12, 2023, 9:57 AM
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Re: Adjusting brake drums/shoes on 2005 Honda Civic
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Thanks for the info. I went back and took off the other side wheel to see what I had installed wrong and sure enough the one shoe was just barely on the front side of the black piece that keeps the spring back so it was rubbing/grinding.
Happy to have found a solution! It was getting frustrating! Lol.
Thanks!
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Hammer Time
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Jul 12, 2023, 10:06 AM
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Re: Adjusting brake drums/shoes on 2005 Honda Civic
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Glad you got it worked out. I'll close this now as solved.
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