How hard is it to change your car's brake shoes?

[Vroom Vroom]

I had the front brakes done about a year ago, but now the back brakes need to be replaced. The mechanic quoted $175, but it looks like you can buy your own brake shoes for about $75. I was wondering how hard is it to replace brake shoes? Is this something you can safely do yourself?

 

[Hotrod25]

My hubby changes mine with no problems. He curses a bit when he knocks his knuckle on the underside of the car. My dad always changed the brake pads too in all vehicles.

 

[Blitzer]

Yes. You can safely do it yourself. Just make sure you have the right tools and some kind of step by step guide if you've never done it yourself before.

 

[Vroom Vroom]

Thanks for the info! We just got a coupon for an auto place and it looks like we can save some money on brake shoes right now. Guess I know where we will be going this weekend.

 

[FenderBender]

If you have never done it before, I probably wouldn't even though it is not that difficult. The brakes are a bad thing to start practicing DIY auto repair on, but that is just my opinion.