Honda Civic Service Manual: Rear Brake Shoe Removal and Installation (Except Natural Gas models)

Avoid breathing dust particles.

Never use an air hose or brush to clean brake assemblies. Use an OSHA-approved vacuum cleaner.

1.

Raise the vehicle on a lift, and make sure it is securely supported.

1.

Remove the center console rear trim (A).

1.

Release the parking brake lever fully.

2.

Loosen the adjusting nut (A).

1.

Remove both rear wheels.

1.

Release the parking brake.

2.

Remove the brake drum (A).

NOTE:

1.

Remove the tension pins (A) and the retainer springs (B).

2.

Remove the lower return spring (A).

3.

Remove the upper return spring (B).

4.

Pull the brake shoe assembly (C) forward.

5.

Disassemble the brake shoe assembly.

6.

Remove the rearward brake shoe (A) by disconnecting the parking brake cable from the parking brake lever (B).

1.

Remove the U-clip (A).

2.

Remove the wave washer (B).

3.

Remove the pivot pin (C).

4.

Separate the parking brake lever (D) from the brake shoe (E).

Avoid breathing dust particles.

Never use an air hose or brush to clean brake assemblies. Use an OSHA-approved vacuum cleaner.

1.

Apply Molykote 44MA grease to the sliding surface of the pivot pin (A).

2.

Install the parking brake lever (B) and the wave washer (C) on the pivot pin, and secure the pin with a new U-clip (D).

NOTE: Pinch the U-clip securely to prevent the parking brake lever from coming out of the brake shoe.

1.

Apply a thin coat of Molykote 44MA grease to the connecting rod ends (A) and the sliding surfaces (B) as shown.

NOTE:

2.

Apply a thin coat of Molykote 44MA grease to the shoe ends (A) and to the edge of the shoe surfaces (B) that make contact with the backing plate as shown.

NOTE:

3.

Install connecting rods A and B on the adjuster bolt (C).

NOTE:

4.

Assemble the brake shoes with the upper return spring (D), and the connecting rods and the adjuster bolt onto the backing plate.

5.

Connect the parking brake cable to the parking brake lever (E).

6.

Install the self-adjuster lever (F) and the self-adjuster spring (G) on the forward brake shoe (H).

7.

Install the tension pins (A) and the retainer springs (B).

8.

Install the lower return spring.

NOTE: Make sure the brake shoes are positioned on the brake shoe bosses on the backing plate, and the fitting on the top of the brake shoes are fitted into the wheel cylinder pistons.

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Install the brake drum (A).

NOTE:

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Install both rear wheels.

NOTE: Before installing the wheel, clean the mating surfaces between the brake disc or the brake drum and the inside of the wheel.

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Press the brake pedal several times to make sure the brakes work and to set the self-adjusting brake.

NOTE: Engagement of the brakes may require a greater pedal stroke immediately after the brake shoes have been replaced as a set. Several applications of the brake pedal will restore the normal pedal stroke.

1.

Loosen the adjusting nut (A).

2.

Press the brake pedal several times to set the self-adjusting brake before adjusting the parking brake.

3.

Pull the parking brake lever 1 click.

4.

Tighten the parking brake adjusting nut until the parking brakes drag slightly when the rear wheels are turned.

5.

Release the parking brake lever fully.

6.

Check that the parking brakes do not drag when the rear wheels are turned.

7.

Readjust if necessary.

8.

Make sure the parking brake lever is within the specified number of clicks (7 to 9 clicks).

1.

Install the center console rear trim (A).