Parts for your 2017 Honda Odyssey-Brake shoes

2017 Honda Odyssey brake-shoes: what they do and when to service them

Technical sources including the Honda Odyssey Service Manual (2014–2017), Honda’s electronic parts catalogue, and common aftermarket fitment guides confirm that the 2017 Honda Odyssey does use brake-shoes—but only for the parking brake. The service brakes are discs with pads at all four wheels, while the parking brake uses a small drum-in-hat arrangement built into the rear brake rotors with a pair of brake-shoes per side.

On a 2017 Odyssey, the brake-shoes are dedicated to the parking brake system. Tucked inside the hat section of the rear brake rotors, these shoes expand against a small internal drum to hold the vehicle when parked. They’re separate from the main disc pads, so they don’t do the day-to-day stopping