Rear Brake Shoes: Removal

Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheel. On ABS equipped models, remove 2 drum retention screws and remove drums.
On non-ABS models, remove spindle cap. Straighten staked portion of spindle nut. Remove and discard spindle nut. Remove washer. Using Adapter (J-34866) and a Slide Hammer (J-2619-01), remove drum/hub assembly from spindle.
Remove return and hold-down springs and anti-rattle spring. Remove brake self-adjusting strut. Disconnect parking brake cable. Remove brake shoes. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Rear Brake Assembly (Metro & Firefly (Canadian))

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