Parts for your 2001 Holden Astra-Brake shoes

2001 Holden Astra Brake Shoes — What They Do and When to Replace Them

Brake shoes are relevant for many 2001 Holden Astra (TS) variants sold in Australia and New Zealand because a large number were built with rear drum brakes. Technical sources including the Holden/GM TS Astra workshop manual, the GM Global Electronic Parts Catalogue (EPC), and AU/NZ brake catalogues from Bosch and Bendix confirm that lower and mid‑spec Astra TS models commonly use rear drums with shoes, while higher‑spec models (e.g., some SRi/CD variants) run rear disc brakes and therefore have pads instead of shoes. If an Astra has rear discs, it won’t use brake shoes