Drum Brake Support Plate: Removal
NOTE:
Make sure parking brake is in "released" position before raising vehicle.
- Depress brake pedal past its first inch of travel and hold it in this position using a brake pedal holding tool. See Figure. This is done to isolate master cylinder from brake hydraulic system disallowing brake fluid to completely drain out of brake fluid reservoir once brake flex hose is disconnected.
- Raise vehicle.
- Remove tire and wheel assembly.
- Unthread flex hose tube nut at wheel cylinder and remove hose. See Fig 1. Cap end of hose.
- Remove flex hose routing bracket screw and move hose out of way.
- Remove brake drum. See BRAKE DRUM .
- Remove hub and bearing dust cap, hub and bearing assembly, and brake shoes from support plate. See REAR DISC BRAKE SHOES .
- Disengage and remove parking brake cable from support plate. This can be easily accomplished by placing a 13 mm box wrench over cable housing retainer, compressing retainer fingers, then pulling cable out rear of support plate. See Fig 2.
- Remove wheel cylinder mounting bolts.
- Remove wheel cylinder and seal from support plate.
- Remove 4 bolts securing support plate to knuckle.
- Remove support plate.