I think this is the proper place to post this but anyways.
Just did my back brakes, which went by pretty easy thanks to this forum. I've never done or even seen drums like the ones on my 2014 Mirage DE 5 speed. Quick google search a few weeks ago let me know why I couldn't get my drum off and made me glad I didn't go buy bare drums I didn't need. I also now have a new tool, 30mm socket . Apparently I have every size around it but not a 30 or 1" 3/16 I think is the equivalent.
Everything works as it should and spins freely once put back together, hand brake works and I think it'll hold the car reasonably well.
My question is, now that I have new brakes on, the hand brake seems to go up a couple extra clicks than it did before and I can get the car to move with the brake on. It's a struggle but it didn't do that before. Is it a matter of letting the auto adjuster in the back do its work, breaking in the new pads, or should I pop the center console panel out and adjust the brake? I'm probably overthinking something here, but being unfamiliar with these style of drums I'll worry about something for about a hundred miles until I forget about it and realize I did the job right.
Wondering if maybe I accidentally got some grease on the pads or they just need broke in to my old drums. I didn't get new drums because of the price and the fact that my bearings are good, and there was hardly any wear on the drum itself. The pads were even what I would consider good, but they started to squeal. Im at 80k miles as well so it was time to check them as well. So for the price of pads, springs, and a little grease I didn't see a reason not to just put some new parts in. I also roughed up the drums a little bit with some paper to cut into any glazing that occured. If I had more time I might have set them up on my home lathe and cut them (it's ok, I'm a machinist by trade), but I didn't really see a need to, they aren't scored, burnt, warped or out of round.
Anyways, after that longwinded post that should have been like 2 sentences. It's dark now, I'm tired, and my baby daughter needs stuff from the store. The brakes do work but I'll probably leave it in gear for a bit along with the parking brake just to be cautious. Might be able to get back to anyone that posts here from my phone but might have to wait till tomorrow.