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I did this and it still doesn't grab well enough. How hard is it to replace the E-brake pads?
drum brake friction material is called shoes. Our parking brake is a set of shoes which sit inside the drum part of the rotor. The shoes are imo very difficult to replace. There are two springs that are used to hold them together and it is very difficult to get the spring back on. I must have spent atleast an hour per side screwing around with the springs.
If they don't grab enough, then you need to tighten the adjuster wheel more. The friction material lasts a very long time. I have atleast 50% left on oem shoes and I've got 109k on the car.
