I own a 87 Honda TRX250 Fourtrax Utility ATV. I have watched 2 videos on rear brake replacement and it seems easy enough but in both they removed the brake cables before replacing the pads I can not see the reason for this. So my ? is do you need to take them off.

 

The cable did not have to come off completely but it was not that hard to put them back on. The brakes looked new so I have no idea why there is a grinding when I apply them. The drum could have been cleaned up some but it was not that bad. I hurt my back so I just put it all back together I greased up the fulcrum point of the shoes. The fronts were sticking and I freed them up by sliding them down.