Eric you are a pro. Your videos are precise and up to the point. Great job that you are doing, educating the masses so that they don't get ripped off by the mechanics

I love this method. my Shop teacher showed this to me back in school. One of the best tips he ever provided to the class.

Eric, Nice job on the video. It is like a blast from the past and this format highlights what I believe to be your strongest qualities. They are the same qualities that I came to enjoy, revisit, and depend upon in your early days. Again, great job!

Every video I saw took off both shoes to take off the wheel cylinder. I just needed to replace the cylinder. You saved me so much time and effort! Thanks!

Had been looking for a way to remove the cylinder without removing the shoes as I did not have the correct tools to remove the springs. This method worked like a charm. Thanks for the video.

I have tried both ways and this way is much cleaner Before removing shoes had my socks soaking up the oil on the garage floor So no more shoe removal for me cheers Eric

Those springs, man. Those damn springs.

You always have helpful tips that save both time and money , What a great guy! Thanks Eric.

Thanks for the tip. I was dredding doing the rear drums on my ‘64 Chevy II. The wheel cylinder on the passenger is a gonner. This just saved me a ton of time and headache. And space on my phone because I don’t have to take a picture of how the springs lay. I will be converting to disc brakes in the rear as soon as I can afford it.

I'm an automotive technology student and these videos have been great supplements. Thanks!

@ericthecarguy

5 жыл бұрын

Glad you find them helpful. Thanks for the comment.

This is great. I just put new brakes on my car a couple of weeks ago and yesterday noticed I had a RR wheel cylinder leaking and was dreading having to take it all off. This is going to save me a ton of time. Thanks for this video !!!!

@TheWilferch

11 ай бұрын

Me too......was not looking forward to taking all this apart for just a cylinder change-out, as its a bear to deal with , if more pieces need to be touched. Great tip here......

Thank you Eric, you saved me. Love watching your videos, this one saved me from a lot of stress.

Thanks Eric. I'm working my way up to doing my own drum brake job. Very helpful, thank you.

Great tip! Thanks! And here's one from me: by far the best penetrating fluid I've ever used is Kano Kroil penetrating oil. Not sold in parts stores, you have to buy it online. Yes it's fairly expensive. I buy the squeeze can and use it to fill small eye dropper bottles I get at Hobby Lobby-- much less wastage than with a spray bottle. It's truly the best, as consumer testing organizations have found.

@TheWilferch

11 ай бұрын

Project Farm did a review and Kroil came out looking good but the best....it seemed...was a surprise....Liquid Wrench.

Back to your best Eric. Just like old times 👍

Clean, simple, no non-sense, to-the-point vid!! LOVE IT!! I'M STARTNG ON MY REAR WHEEL CYLINDER TOMORROW. THANK Y0U.

@lamontmcdaniels322

3 жыл бұрын

Was it hard ?

Very good advice Sir. I was told shoes had to come off. Cylinders froze on front of my 1970 f 100. You are a neat mechanic. Thanks

Might be an older video but thanks for the tight, concise demonstration! I need to replace the cylinders on my 06 Chevy Silverado rear brakes and wondered if it could be done without completely disassembling the shoes.

Ericthecarguy thanks 🙏 your the best over a decade of straight to the point quality automotive videos thanks a lot E and keepem coming

Thanks, you make my life easier and give me confidence that I can do it. Can't handle the springs. Two thumbs up!

Eric! My man, coming through once again. Thanks so much for saving me time and stress buddy

One of the best channels on the Web !!

I love it when Eric shows us how to avoid Pain & Misery. It makes me wish ETCG1 was around in the 90's.

@ericthecarguy

5 жыл бұрын

I was around, KZread wasn't. 😉 kzread.info/dash/bejne/padhmc6Bd9rdqpM.html

Thanks Eric. This vid has helped me save some money. you rock Bro. from New Zealand..Simple and easy to follow. Cheers.

Thank you Eric! I wish I could give this tip a "two" thumbs up - priceless, this trick saved me a huge amount of time and frustration with my farm truck. :)

Excellent explanation and camera work. Love your channel

Old school ETCG video!! Thumbs up!

Damn it Eric the car guy ....there goes plausible deniability. I used to say I had to tear down the whole assembly to replace the cylinder. Its a great tip man thank you. Now to wrestle with the moral quandary. I gave you a thumbs up case you were wondering.

Thanks for the tip Eric! For some reason I have always found repairing drum brakes to be oddly satisfying.

@TheFracturedfuture

3 жыл бұрын

What! I hate them.

Done this a bunch of times Great video Eric

Been watching you since high school Eric the car guy. You have saved my ass so many times it's not even funny. You are the shit

Thanks, I see that this video is 5 years old, but it still keeps saving guys a lot of hassle. I just did the yearly clean and inspection of my drum brakes and found one cylinder that had a leak. I was dreading disassembly of the shoes and springs but I happened upon your video which saved me a lot of time and effort. Thanks again!

@Luke-ofStoke-Factor

2 ай бұрын

Do you bleed them after wheel cylinder replacement?

@davidthomas2686

3 күн бұрын

Do I need to drain the breaks before removing the break line?

@donjohnson3701

3 күн бұрын

1. You don’t need to bleed the brakes before you remove the wheel cylinder. 2. It’s a good practice to bleed all 4 wheel cylinders after opening a line (especially after a couple of years-to keep corrosion out of the lines and cylinder; brake fluid absorbs moisture)

Wow just watched your video on replacing the drum brakes and was thinking I'd have to do that, JUST TO remove and replace the blown out wheel cylinder. Hope this trick works on a 1985 G30 Chevy rear drum because I will save money and not screw up that complicated drum brake shoe setup. It'll be my first time attempting rear brakes but you explained it so well.

Thanks man. The last set of drum I worked on as in 94. Guess who got a 95 GMC with the same problem? Good stuff.

Eric, this video saved me easily an hour! Brilliant!!!

Thanks for the tip, Eric! I have one that's just barely seeping on my Falcon and have not been looking forward to dealing with it.

Thanks Eric u made my day. I am proud of u.

Thank you, bringing a 89 GMC back to life, needing this done!

did this trick without loosening the adjuster, hardest part was lining the darn cylinder up, felt like an eternity. lesson learned!

Awesome video Eric!

Thanks Eric! You just made my Wednesday. Good day sir.

@anthonyjames5067

3 жыл бұрын

There are two types of ppl in this world. Those who have experienced the thrill of changing drum brakes, and those who have not!

Thanks for the video, this will help me at work cuz... Oh forgot to let you know I started at Pep Boys a month ago, now they are letting me change rotor, pads, drums and shoes but not the brakelines yet...Having fun and staying dirty 👍😃👌🔧🔩

JUST WATCH THE VIDEO AND THATS THE JOB I HAVE AHEAD OF ME DIDNT KNOW U COULD REMOVE THEM THAT WAY BUT THANK U I SAVE THIS STEPS YOU WERE A SUPER BIG BIG HELP NOW I KNOW WHAT TO DO.

Oh yes, here we go. My new go to guy for car stuff. Awesome job!:)

Eric you are a bloody legend! This has saved me an absolute headache!!

Thanks for the helpful instructional...saved me some effort and time.

Great video! Looking forward to the video about how to deal with lines that are turning with the nut as well. I've dealt with that many many times, but always good to see how someone else goes about it!

@TheHamouda

10 ай бұрын

I can't unscrew that nut .turning with line any idea thank you

@thomasherring6640

10 ай бұрын

The only thing I have had any real success with is wire brushing the line clean right up to the fitting, heating the crap out of it, and spraying it down with non flammable liquid wrench. You do need to make sure you open the hydraulic system somewhere for the pressure you are creating to escape, so either cut an adjacent rubber hose, or pull the pistons out of the wheel cylinder so the fluid can escape as it heats and expands. If you don't do that, ugly things will happen. If the fitting you are working on goes into a rubber hose, just cut the hose, as you will need to replace it after you heat it up anyway. This usually works for me. When it doesn't, I just accept that I am going to be replacing that line.@@TheHamouda

@TheHamouda

10 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for quick reply .and taking tome to answer .my question .have a good day

@TheHamouda

10 ай бұрын

i end up with unscrewing the wheel cylinder. and put new one had to screw the wheel cylider . that way work s well

great video. I have not thought of doing it that way. Thanks for the video.

Getting ready to do this very thing on my Dad's 65 Chevy C10. Thanks for the video. Saving it for reference.

Great video eric!

That's sweet, easy. No springs removed great video thanks. Hit it on my 67 firebird

Thank you for sharing. That technique will save a ton of time.

Thank you Bro... It helps me saving time from replacing my wheel cylinder...

Pro tip be extremely careful removing the bleeder valve from a new cylinder they are extremely cheap and will break inside the cylinder.

@702solidink

9 ай бұрын

Would performing those step work with replacing front cylinders?

@geebarney7910

7 ай бұрын

Exactly why I'm here lol

Thank you for leading me through a rear end wheel cylinder replacement on my 2001 Odyssey. I never heard of gravity bleeding of the break lines before but it seems to have worked. The less responsive braking usually comes from the new brake shoes re-seating in the newly machined drums and not from a need to do a very thorough brake bleeding. Time will tell if I still need to do a more thorough brake bleeding. Thanks again.

I really appreciate your video. It saved me a lot of time !

Great video! Be super careful when you push those rubber boots! Always squeeze them from BOTH SIDES SLOWLY. Otherwise the springs and pistons may pop out and shoot out brake fluids into your face! Definitely wear safety glass for this job! (Don't ask me how I know that)

Thank YOU very comprehending and money saving instruction.

Good video! That trick only works when the adjuster is up by the cylinder. Usually they are opposite the wheel cylinder.

@TheWilferch

11 ай бұрын

I see most on top near the cylinder....Toyotas and this Ford ( Taurus ?), he's working on.

Back to your best Eric. Just like old times

Awesome, good video Eric.

Great! Job! ETCG! Thanks for the tip! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I am going to use this info on my 77 GMC. It has been many years sense I have done any brake work. Thanks.

Pretty cool shortcut. My cylinders are the same for both sides. Happy Motoring.

your the man eric great vid i feel more confident now removing my cylinder

My friend you make a great teacher.

Thanks, great video, clear and helpful

Very good video thanks again Eric :)

4am Eric? Lucky I'm up lol

Free tip Friday on a Wednesday :)

brilliant eric love your videoes thanks

Thank you so much for this video سپاسگزارم

Realize this is an old video; those adjusters usually have an access on the back side that’s covered with a rectangular rubber grommet, makes turning them easier from there.

Thanks Bro , Saved me a lot of time and Money

Very informative video , Thanks boss👍

great video; so glad I no longer have to regularly deal with drum brakes anymore... damn springs; granted my subaru uses a drum brake within the disc setup for the handbrake, but I just replaced everything in there at 120k miles, so I don't have to touch it for another 13 years/120k miles.

Where was this video 5 days ago. :) I spent way too much time trying replace the wheel cylinder on my wifes car last weekend lol...well now I know if I ever have to do it again. Thanks for the video.

@ericthecarguy

5 жыл бұрын

If it makes you feel better I shot the video 5 days ago. ;)

@SteveBelongie

5 жыл бұрын

EricTheCarGuy It does thanks :) !!!

That’s totally awesome. I had it in my head somehow maybe this could be done I’ve done them twice now in my mud truck and I know the pads are fine. I just keep blowing out these cheap ass wheel cylinders. I’m going to buy a better quality wheel cylinder this time and use your method. Thank you so much!

@TheWilferch

11 ай бұрын

Big question.....how do you know which one's are quality? In my experience price is no indicator and often when you look closely at alternate brands....you find out it's the same junk you bought before.

Good info Thanks for the video. You teach better than my instructor

Great video! Thanks!

Great video and tips

I've never had any trouble removing wheel cylinders from a car, and I've especially never had to adjust the shoes like that, let alone completely remove them. Good video though for if some DO struggle with them. :)

Hi Eric! My name is Theo! Im 23 years old and the last year i got in to auto repair! Im still trying to learn things and your videos help me alot! You, chris, the car doctor and rnw has pretty much taught me everything i know (so far). I hope you keep doing these videos for many years to come. You mentioned in the video that you push in the Pistons in the cylinder to make sure they can move easily, but what if they have a bit of resistance/barely moving? What would you do (if you cant get new one’s at the moment) ? Any kind of lube you could use? I understand that a brand new cylinder wouldnt usually have that problem, but, ”what if”? Maybe you could make a video about brake cylinders? Cutting one open and show us how they work?

@ericthecarguy

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment. I strongly recommend an automotive education if you're looking to get into auto repair. Usually the pistons move easily for me. It's just the initial movement that's difficult. Too bad I threw away the old wheel cylinder. That might have made a good video as you pointed out. Good luck in your career.

Great video,, thank you for relieving my stress

Thank you Eric

Super impressive video

Thanks Eric. I was getting low on beer just trying to get the drum off let alone wanting to play with springs etc.

Excellent video thanks

such a huge help thank you so much

Ingenious time saving tip, it's all about working smarter.

This really help Thank you

Good idea Eric.

That’s a great tip keep them up :)

This was an awesome tip man thanks!!!!!!! 😎

thank you for a good time saving tip. bob.

Thanks Eric so much!!!

Wait, What? WHAT? WTF!!!! I love this as I'm about do all the brakes on my car but just the cylinders in the rear. I also love this trick cause it's so simple and easy. Ok I subscribed, keep up the good work.

Thanks Eric I'll try it

Bloody good video Eric those drum brakes are a pain in the backside awkward messy and sometimes the springs do not want to go back on

Tanx erick awesome tutorials