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Rear Drum Brake Shoes: Removal

  1. Raise vehicle.
  2. Remove both rear tire and wheel assemblies from vehicle.
  3. Remove brake drums from both sides of vehicle. See Fig 1.
    4. NOTE: Perform steps  4- 12 on each side of the vehicle to complete shoe set removal. It may be easier to install the new components on the first side of the vehicle before disassembling the opposite side, so it may be used as a reference guide for proper installation.
  4. Remove hub and bearing dust cap.
  5. Remove hub and bearing retaining nut, then slide hub and bearing off spindle.
  6. Compress cable return spring, then remove parking brake cable from parking brake lever. See Fig 2.
  7. Compress and remove shoe hold-down springs. See Fig 3.
  8. Remove lower return spring.
  9. Remove both shoes and remaining parts as an assembly from support plate.
  10. Remove adjuster spring from leading shoe and lever pawl. See Fig 4.
  11. Remove lever pawl from pivot on leading shoe and slide out from under adjuster.
  12. Remove adjuster and upper spring.
Fig 1: Exploded View Of Drum Brake Components
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Fig 2: Removing Parking Brake Cable From Lever
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Fig 3: Locating Hold-Down & Lower Return Springs
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Fig 4: Identifying Bench Assembled Brake Shoes (Right Side Shown)
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