kevinsUBARU Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 At 60K miles I had the dealer check out my rear drum brakes on my 1995 Impreza and they said that they were in "rough" shape. Well, I am at 115,000 now and they kind of grind under hard braking (like when someone cuts me off on the mass pike when traffic is going at 80mph). I think it is safe to say they might need some "freshening" especially since they are original. I can replace front discs/pads by myself but for some reason drums scare the living daylights out of me (probably becuase I can't see into the drum like I can see the disc pad setup). The Chiltons manual totally stinks in this section, and webpages that I have found only tell you how to swap drums to discs. I want to keep my drums thank you very much Is there a good website that documents shoe changing? Can you reline drums or would you just get a new one like you would with a disc rotor? Can anyone scan the service manual PDF's for this procedure? Thanks a lot, take care guys (and gals) Kevin kjyoun01 at hvc.rr.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quocfixescars Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Don't have any PDF's but what I recommend is do one side at a time. The drums can be turned, but only need to if there is obvious scarring. If it is rear disc & drum (like on a Legacy) you will need a special tool to retract the piston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinsUBARU Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 thanks for the tip! Its just rear drum. I was looking online at drums and they aren't much at all so its probably just worth replacing them. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Good to know they last that long, I am just about to hit 62k miles in my 2000 Impreza - also rear drums. I plan on replacing the shoes and drums quite soon. The biggest advantage of replacing both is that you don't have the car sitting around undriveable while you wait for a machinist somewhere to resurface the drums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setright Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Oh, and the Haynes manual is far better than Chiltons. Not sure if there is an Impreza specific Haynes, but the 1990-1998 Legacy manual will do just fine, since its all the same components. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quocfixescars Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 This is a pretty good illustration for you plus detailed instructions. http://www.main.experiencetherave.com:8080/subaru_manual_scans/1985-1996_Autozone_Subaru_Manuals/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1e/75/35/0900823d801e7535.jsp.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinsUBARU Posted February 8, 2005 Author Share Posted February 8, 2005 Haynes manual huh? I've been unable to find one locally so I might have to turn to the internet. The Chiltons one is the manual for 1984-96 Subarus and its barely one inch thick. But anyhow, this is exactly the information I was looking for! thanks a lot everyone! I am finished asking questions for now, but if anyone has any usefull tips or anything, please post them Kevin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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