Drum Brake Adjusting Hardware Inspection
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Chevrolet Spark. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Visually inspect the adjuster actuator spring (1) for the following conditions:
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- Excessive stretching
- Excessive bending
- Excessive corrosion
- Broken
- Missing
- If any of the conditions listed were found, the adjuster actuator spring requires replacement.
- Visually inspect the adjuster actuator lever (2) for the following conditions:
- Bent
- Broken
- The lever engagement surface excessively worn
- Excessively bent or broken spring attachment tab
- Missing
- If any of the conditions listed were found, the adjuster actuator lever requires replacement.
- Visually inspect the adjuster assembly (3) for the following conditions:
- Bent
- Broken
- Seized adjuster wheel threads
- Excessively worn, damaged or missing teeth
- If any of the conditions listed were found, the adjuster assembly requires replacement.