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Drum Brake Hardware Inspection

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Fig 1: Inspecting Drum Brake
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CAUTION: Refer to Brake Dust Caution .
  1. Visually inspect the drum brake system universal spring (5) for the following conditions:
    • The spring being bent, damaged, or broken at any point along the spring
    • Excessive corrosion
    • Excessive stretching, twisting, or binding
  2. If any of the conditions listed were found, the drum brake system universal spring requires replacement.