Justacivicowner

So I'm a auto tech student I noticed my brake started making noise rear driver drum in particular so while delivering a pizza coming to stop sign hit the brake and it hit the floor after it sitting overnight I noticed a big puddle of brake fluid under that wheel I just mentioned and I bought a new pair of shoes and a new drum get it all back together and drum won't go back on

poorman212

When the adjusting screw was off, did you screw it all the way back in ? I normally remove it all the way so I can clean and the lube the threads on the adjuster.

Then screw it all the way in, install all hardware and shoes then the drum. The use my "drum spoon" to adjust the adjuster to get the proper drag on the drum,

Justacivicowner

Thanks for the help ended have to do just that after 5 hours (also knocked a stud out) of freezing labor my civic is all back together till tomorrow when I'm goin to bleed them

Accordian47

So just curious, did you see a source of a brake fluid leak? The one that made your puddle? That should be your major concern. Could be a bad seal in the wheel cylinder or a bad line but either way your gonna want to tackle that first. You'll just have brake fluid contaminated brake shoes if ya don't tackle that first.

"poorman212" has got you covered on the drum fitting on though. Get the adjuster set so that it is relatively close to where it needs to be in the end but mainly to where at least the drum fits on and then go through the back of your brake drum mounting plate's "adjuster access hole" when you have the drum on and use the spoon to get the adjuster in spec for proper drag like "poorman212" said.

Justacivicowner

I had traced it back to the wheel cylinder had trusted local shop install 100 dollars later and my baby's back on the road