Brake Shoes: Removal
- Remove wheel assembly and drum. Place a wheel cylinder clamp over ends of wheel cylinder. Disengage adjusting lever from adjusting screw by pulling backwards on lever cable.
- Move outboard side of adjusting screw up. Back off pivot nut as far as possible. Pull adjusting lever, cable and automatic adjuster spring down and toward rear to unhook pivot hook from large hole in secondary shoe. Do not pry pivot hook from hole.
- Remove automatic adjuster spring and adjusting lever. Remove secondary shoe-to-anchor springs, cable anchor and anchor pin plate. See Figure .
- Remove cable guide, shoe hold-down springs, shoes adjusting screw, pivot nut and socket. Remove parking brake spring and link. Note color and position of springs for reassembly.
- Disconnect parking brake cable from lever. Remove secondary shoe. Disassemble parking brake lever from shoe by removing retaining clip and spring washer.