Drum Brake Adjusting Hardware Inspection
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Pontiac Sunfire and 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Visually inspect the adjuster actuator spring for the following: Excessive corrosion, excessive stretching, broken hook ends, twisting or binding.
- If any of the conditions listed were found, the drum brake system adjuster hardware requires replacement. Inspect the adjuster assemblies for the following: Binding motion and/or a seized condition, damaged and/or excessively worn adjustment teeth or damaged and/or excessively worn anchor slots.
- If any of the conditions listed were found, the adjuster actuator lever and/or attaching hardware requires replacement.