How do you put front brakes on a GMC Canyon?

Once that is done, you can put the front shoe into place and put one of the ends of the retention spring into a shoe. I put the front side on first to hold that shoe in place and it makes the next part MUCH EASIER.

What to do if your rear brake drum is stuck?

Spray the drum with rust remover if it’s stuck. Rust removers like WD40 can help loosen the grip created by rust on your vehicle’s drums. Spray it around the outside circumference of the drum where it meets the vehicle and give it a few minutes to set in. Then attempt to remove the drum again.

Where is the adjusting hole on the rear brake drum?

Locate the adjusting hole on the rear of the brake drum backing plate. This is the piece that covers the drum on the inside part of the wheel. The inspection hole should have a rubber grommet installed.

How do you adjust rear brakes on a Chevy Colorado?

Place it over the shoes and see how much free play there is by wiggling the drum side to side. If, and mostly, there is free play, you have to manually turn the adjustment wheel so that the drum fits snug against the shoes. Once it is adjusted to where it is snug, you can go ahead and put the wheel back on and tighten the lug nuts snug.

Once that is done, you can put the front shoe into place and put one of the ends of the retention spring into a shoe. I put the front side on first to hold that shoe in place and it makes the next part MUCH EASIER.

Place it over the shoes and see how much free play there is by wiggling the drum side to side. If, and mostly, there is free play, you have to manually turn the adjustment wheel so that the drum fits snug against the shoes. Once it is adjusted to where it is snug, you can go ahead and put the wheel back on and tighten the lug nuts snug.

Spray the drum with rust remover if it’s stuck. Rust removers like WD40 can help loosen the grip created by rust on your vehicle’s drums. Spray it around the outside circumference of the drum where it meets the vehicle and give it a few minutes to set in. Then attempt to remove the drum again.

How do you install a rear brake pad?

10: Install the new rear pad by first attaching the ebrake cable. Once again I found it easy to bend back the metal that holds it in place, slip the cable in, then bend the metal back into place. This si what it looks like when it’s done. The cable will rest in the metal grove and the metal that’s bent back will be bent to where it originally was.