1988 Honda Accord brakes help

1988 HONDA ACCORD
235,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
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JON1111
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bought new rear shoes for my accord and now i cant het the drum on and the e brake is off and i pushed the wheel cylder in whats wrong do i need to go to the honda dealer and get honda brakes it acts as if there is to much linner on the brakes and i even adj the auto adjuster all the way down
Dec 27, 2009 at 3:40 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

Back off the hand brake adjustment this should give you ample clearance, do the main shoe adjustment first then the hand brake adjustment.

Mark (mhpautos)
Dec 27, 2009 at 3:43 PM
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