Installation Procedure

Important:  Apply Lubriplate GM P/N 1050109 white lithium grease, or the equivalent, to all of the brake component metal contact points (where the brake shoe metal contacts the backing plate, the wheel cylinder and the adjustment strut, etc.) prior to installation.

1. Install the following components:
   • The rear brake shoe adjuster actuator (2)
   • The park brake lever (3)
   • The park brake lever return ring (4)
   • The 2 C-shaped park brake lever washers (1,5)
2. Install the park brake cable to the lever.
3. Install the following components:
   • The rear shoe (6)
   • The park brake lever strut with the shoe return spring (17)
   • The adjuster spring (18)
   • The shoe pin (16)
   • The shoe hold-down spring cups (7,9)
   • The rear shoe hold-down spring (8)
   Fig 1: Installing Removing Brake Shoe Components

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4. Install the following components:
   • The front shoe (14)
   • The anchor spring (10)
   • The shoe pin (15)
   • The shoe hold-down spring cups (11,13)
5. Install the shoe hold-down spring (12).
6. Connect the park brake lever strut with the shoe return spring (17) to the front shoe.
7. Install the drum. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement .