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Adjustment With Brake Gauge

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NOTE: Be sure parking brakes are fully released.
  1. Raise rear of vehicle and remove wheels and brake drums.
  2. Verify that left and right automatic adjuster levers and cables are properly connected.
  3. Insert brake gauge in drum. Expand gauge until gauge inner legs contact drum braking surface. Then lock gauge in position. See Fig 1.
  4. Reverse gauge and install it on brake shoes. Position gauge at shoe centers. See Fig 2. If gauge does not fit (too loose/too tight), adjust shoes.
  5. Pull shoe adjuster lever away from adjuster screw star wheel.
  6. Turn adjuster screw star wheel (by hand) to expand or retract brake shoes. Continue adjustment until gauge outside legs are light drag-fit on shoes.
  7. Install brake drums and wheels and lower vehicle.
  8. Drive vehicle and make one forward stop followed by one reverse stop.
  9. Repeat procedure 8-10 times to operate automatic adjusters and equalize adjustment.
    NOTE: Bring vehicle to complete standstill at each stop. Incomplete, rolling stops will not activate automatic adjusters.
Fig 1: Adjusting Rear Brake Shoes Using Brake Gauge (1 Of 2)
G00264470Courtesy of CHRYSLER CORP.
Fig 2: Adjusting Rear Brake Shoes Using Brake Gauge (2 Of 2)
G00264471Courtesy of CHRYSLER CORP.
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