You can channge them one at a time,if you only have the stock jack, but a good floor jack and jack stands are recomended. Make sure the vehicle is on a flat level suface, chock at least one front wheel, loosen all of the lugs on both rear wheels. Jack up the rear axel so that both wheels are off the gournd, release the parking break, remove both rear wheels, the drums are free floating and can be removed by knocking them back and forthe with a deadblow hammer. then pull them off the same way the wheels were removed. If they stick there are two threaded holes on each drum to thread bolts in this will break them loose.
my breaks stuck after we got the four wheeler back from a crapy mechanic. how do i get the drum off to free the breaks ?
There is no such thing as a FWD Toyota tacoma! Maybe the person asking means Four Wheel Drive!
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there are after market kits to do the transfer check your local napa dealer
http://www.civicforums.com/forums/43-wheels-tires-brakes/207991-diy-drum-brake-shoe-replacement.html This should tell and show you all you would need to know.
To remove the drum, beat it mercilessly with a very large hammer.
They often stick, with emergency brake OFF, vehicle jacked and blocked, hold a small block of 2x4 against inside rim of drum, hit it with a heavy hammer, rotate drum and keep hitting on opposite sides.
How to find diagram for removing rear drum from a 2002 Cavalier
It is the same as any other car. It has front and rear disk breaks which i think are a little easier than drum. All you have to do is take out one bolt on each caliper and slide them up do that you can access the pads. It's really not that difficult.
You will be pleasantly surprised to find that you can change your car's disc ... could either be disc or drum brakes), so they need to be changed more often.
Fronts are usually disk, rears are usually drum. Brake sizes can vary depending on the capacity of the vehicle and whether it has the towing package.
burst of major sound to the ear, shaking and rupturing the ear drum causing extreme pain and possible loss of hearing.