Corolla Brake Shoes

tcawley29

Hi Guys,

Can anyone recommend what brand of brake shoes I should get for my 2006 Corolla Hatchback.
Watched a video and it seemed simple enough to do :pac:

Thanks

Atlantic Dawn

Mintex, Bosch or even get some from Toyota, not sure what Toyota use it's likely some rebadged pad for them.

tcawley29

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Mintex, Bosch or even get some from Toyota, not sure what Toyota use it's likely some rebadged pad for them.

Awesome Micks Garage have a set for 38 euro. Should I change pads also or wait until they wear out?

Atlantic Dawn

tcawley29 wrote: »

Awesome Micks Garage have a set for 38 euro. Should I change pads also or wait until they wear out?

No need to replace the pads but if they are looking like like there's not a lot of life in them it would be easy to do them at the same time rather than in a couple of months.

Avns1s

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

No need to replace the pads but if they are looking like like there's not a lot of life in them it would be easy to do them at the same time rather than in a couple of months.

Changing pads is a totally separate job, so it'll be the exact same amount of work in a couple of months as it is now.

Change them now if they need changing or when they need changing if they're ok now, would be my advice.

Pov06

Brake shoes last for ages anyway so if there's a bit left then there's no point in changing them.

visual

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Mintex, Bosch or even get some from Toyota, not sure what Toyota use it's likely some rebadged pad for them.

Mintex are not a good fit out of box, the backing plate has a lip around edge and needs to be filed to ensure smooth operation.

tcawley29

Pov06 wrote: »

Brake shoes last for ages anyway so if there's a bit left then there's no point in changing them.

Not when your father breaks one trying to put the brake disk back on :rolleyes:

I'll take a spin t top part tomorrow and see what they have and take it from there

Pov06

tcawley29 wrote: »

Not when your father breaks one trying to put the brake disk back on :rolleyes:

One step forward, two steps back.

Did he brake the shoes on the same hub where the wheel stud broke? :P

biko

People are mixing "pads" and "shoes".

This is a brake pad



This is a brake disc



This is a brake shoe


This is a brake drum

Pov06

biko wrote: »

This is a brake drum

Or is it?

cletus

I assumed he was talking about shoes for the handbrake, that car has a drum in disc setup

biko

Yeah, maybe it'll be clarified.

tcawley29

I was indeed on about shoes for the handbrake sorry for the confusion.
Was also quoted 30 euro for a set of minted pads so happy out. Can someone please post an image of what neeslds to be filed to make them fit properly. Thanks

Stoolbend

http://www.micksgarage.com/proddetails.aspx?pid=3216563

You might be safer to get these too.

tcawley29

Stoolbend wrote: »

http://www.micksgarage.com/proddetails.aspx?pid=3216563

You might be safer to get these too.

Should have listened to that advice. Snapped a retaining clip this evening so now I have a 4 hour walk tomorrow morning to and from my motor factors tomorrow *sigh*

tcawley29

How do I know when the brake shoes are tight enough using the star adjuster?

Avns1s

tcawley29 wrote: »

How do I know when the brake shoes are tight enough using the star adjuster?

Tighten them just so that you can't move the drum. Then slacken off just enough that the drum isn't binding on the shoes.

I would suggest activating the handbrake and repeating the above procedure just to make sure that the shoes were as centred as possible when you adjusted.