Drum Brake Shoes: Installation
- Lubricate the 8 shoe contact areas on the support plate and anchor using Mopar Multi-Purpose Lubricant or equivalent. See Fig 1 .
- Assemble the front and rear brake shoe assembly, automatic adjuster screw and upper return spring on the vehicle.
- Install the pre-assembled brake shoes, automatic adjuster screw, and upper return spring on the brake support plate. See Figure .
- Install the wave washer on the pin of parking brake lever.
- Install the pin on the parking brake lever into hole in rear brake shoe assembly. See Fig 2 .
- Install both brake shoe-to-brake support plate hold down pins and clips. See Figure .
- Install the lower brake shoe-to-anchor plate return spring. See Figure .
- Install the automatic adjustment lever on the leading brake shoe. See Figure .
- Install the automatic adjustment lever-to-brake shoe spring. See Figure .
- Adjust the brake shoes out until the drum lightly drags on the shoes when it is installed.
- Install the brake drum. See Figure .
- Install the tire and wheel assembly. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Adjust the rear brake shoes. See REAR BRAKE SHOES under ADJUSTMENTS.
- Lower the vehicle.
- Road test vehicle stopping in both the forward and reverse directions. The automatic adjuster will continue to adjust the brakes during the road test of the vehicle.
CAUTION:
DO NOT over adjust the brakes.