it's the foot brake that operates the rear drum self-adjuster. if you
have any worries, apply the foot brake _hard_ 10 - 20 times. that
should pick up any slack caused by "gentle" driving. the advice about
using the hand brake is in case the transmission locking pawl is not
engaged properly - the car can roll.

saw that on a u-haul once. the driver parked, got out, & climbed in the
back. the transmission made a "tink" noise, then a ratcheting sound as
it rolled down a steep grade into some parked cars. ugly.

and i live in san francisco. i have 50k on my pads and they're only
about 70% worn. beware dealers/parts shops that want to sell you stuff
because they think you don't know any better.

davetest wrote:
> On Sat, 15 May 2004 20:13:23 -0700, Charlie S <chasa@rcn.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Expect to replace the front disks at least twice before having to
>>replace the rear drums. 15K miles is too soon unless you live in San
>>Francisco and are driving up and down steep hills all the time.
>>Were all the 4 pads worn the same? Did you use Drake grease on the
>>Calipers so the inner and outer pads wear evenly?
>>Check your driving habbits.....are you riding the brakes? Also your
>>wife and kids.
>
> driving habits OK - never had this problem on
> any previous cars.
>
> Do the back brakes on this Honda adjust themselves?
> Perhaps by use of the handbrake?
> Somebody must have an insight on this?
>
> Dave