Adjustment Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Pontiac Sunfire and 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
Refer to Brake Dust Caution
in Cautions and Notices.
- Release the tension from the park brake cable system. Refer to Disabling the Park Brake Cable Automatic Adjuster in Park Brake.
- Raise and support the vehicle. Refer toLifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
- Remove the rear tire and wheel assemblies. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
- Remove the brake drums. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement .
- Position the J 21177-A to widest point of the brake drum inside diameter.
- Firmly hand tighten the set screw on the J 21177-A .
- Remove the J 21177-A from the brake drum and position it over the corresponding brake shoe assembly at its widest point.
- While holding the J 21177-A in position, insert a 0.635 mm (0.025 in) feeler gage between one side of the J 21177-A , and the corresponding brake shoe.
- Rotate the brake shoe adjuster screw until the brake shoes contact the J 21177-A
, and the feeler gage.
Specification: Brake shoe-to-drum clearance: 0.635 mm (0.025 in).
- Repeat the above steps for the opposite brake drum and brake shoe assembly.
- Install the brake drums. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement .
- Restore the tension to the park brake cable system. Refer to Enabling the Park Brake Cable Automatic Adjuster in Park Brake.
- Adjust the park brake. Refer to Park Brake Adjustment in Park Brake.
- Install the rear tire and wheel assemblies. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
- Lower the vehicle.