Drum Brake Shoes: Removal

Raise the vehicle.
Remove both rear tire and wheel assemblies from the vehicle.
Remove the brake drum retaining clips (if equipped). See Figure .
Remove the brake drum. See Figure .
Remove the automatic adjustment lever-to-brake shoe spring. See Fig 1 .
Remove the automatic adjustment lever from the brake shoe. See Fig 2 .
Remove the hold down clips and pins attaching the leading and trailing brake shoes to the brake support plate. See Fig 3 .
Remove the lower brake shoe-to-anchor plate return spring. See Fig 4 .
Remove the parking brake lever pin-to-brake shoe retaining clip. See Fig 5 .
Remove the leading and trailing brake shoes, upper return spring and automatic adjuster screw from the brake support plate as an assembly. See Fig 6 . Disassemble the shoes completely once on the bench.

Fig 1: Removing & Installing Automatic Adjustment Lever Spring

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Fig 2: Removing & Installing Automatic Adjustment Lever

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Fig 3: Removing & Installing Brake Shoe Hold-Down Clips & Pins

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Fig 4: Removing & Installing Brake Shoe-To-Anchor Plate Return Spring

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Fig 5: Removing Parking Brake Lever Pin-To-Brake Shoe Retaining Clip

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Fig 6: Removing Drum Brake Shoes

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