Good afternoon.

I am about to install a new set of rear brake shoes on my 1991 Accord.
What is the correct procedure to break them in properly?

Thanks
-Mark

<jrknorr@gmail.com> wrote

> The basic rule for new brakes is 'go easy on them for a while'.

Thanks for the info. I'll do that.

Ugh...the drums can't be turned again.

Mark G. wrote:
> Good afternoon.
>
> I am about to install a new set of rear brake shoes on my 1991 Accord.
> What is the correct procedure to break them in properly?
>
> Thanks
> -Mark

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Read both pages of this thread and follow any links provided. Same basic
drum brakes as yours. Your parts diagrams are at www.slhondaparts.com

http://www.hondasuv.com/members/show...ght=pump+click


'Curly'

From a 95 Civic's Owner's Manual:
Break-in Period
Help assure your car's future reliability and performance by
paying extra attention to how you drive during the first
1,000 km (600 miles).
During this period: Avoid full-throttle starts and rapid
acceleration. If you need to add oil, use the engine oil
recommended in this owner's manual.
Avoid hard braking. New brakes need to be broken-in by
moderate
use for the first 300 km (200 miles).
You should follow these same recommendations with an
overhauled
or exchanged engine, or when the brakes are relined.

The 91 Accord's Owner's Manual says similar.

Mark G. wrote:
> Good afternoon.
>
> I am about to install a new set of rear brake shoes on my 1991 Accord.
> What is the correct procedure to break them in properly?
>
> Thanks
> -Mark
>
>

personally, i'd be more worried about whether they were genuine honda
brakes than what the break-in procedure was. in my experience,
non-honda components tend to fade badly and score disks and drums.
judging from your desire to replace the drums already, highly unusual on
a honda except for extreme mileage or cheapo brake linings, it sounds
like you could be discovering that already.

Mark G. wrote:
> <jrknorr@gmail.com> wrote
>
>> The basic rule for new brakes is 'go easy on them for a while'.
>
> Thanks for the info. I'll do that.
>
> Ugh...the drums can't be turned again.
>
>

why were they turned in the first place? what is the mileage?

"jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote: >
> why were they turned in the first place? what is the mileage?

187k miles. I am getting pulsing from the brake pedal, and a squeal from
one of the rear brakes. The linings are very thin, and I don't want to put
new shoes on drums that are out-of-round or cut beyond limits. These
drums are about 0.012" beyond the limit.

"jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote:
>
> personally, i'd be more worried about whether they were genuine honda
> brakes than what the break-in procedure was. in my experience, non-honda
> components tend to fade badly and score disks and drums. judging from your
> desire to replace the drums already, highly unusual on a honda except for
> extreme mileage or cheapo brake linings, it sounds like you could be
> discovering that already.

The old shoes were genuine Honda, as are the new ones that I will install.
The drums are just old, and have already been turned at least once.

Mark G. wrote:
> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote: >
>> why were they turned in the first place? what is the mileage?
>
> 187k miles. I am getting pulsing from the brake pedal, and a squeal from
> one of the rear brakes. The linings are very thin, and I don't want to put
> new shoes on drums that are out-of-round or cut beyond limits. These
> drums are about 0.012" beyond the limit.
>
>

go ahead and replace the brake linings, but the pulsing can usually be
solved with a little antiseize and a torque wrench. google this group
for details. use honda linings - seriously.

as for the drums, why were they turned? my civic has 176k miles, and
the drums are /well/ within limits.

Mark G. wrote:
> "jim beam" <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote:
>> personally, i'd be more worried about whether they were genuine honda
>> brakes than what the break-in procedure was. in my experience, non-honda
>> components tend to fade badly and score disks and drums. judging from your
>> desire to replace the drums already, highly unusual on a honda except for
>> extreme mileage or cheapo brake linings, it sounds like you could be
>> discovering that already.
>
> The old shoes were genuine Honda, as are the new ones that I will install.

good.


> The drums are just old, and have already been turned at least once.

why were they turned?