Brake Shoes R & I: Installation

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Clean and sand brake shoe contact points on backing plate. Apply a light coating of lithium base grease to contact points. Lubricate adjusting cable eye and anchor pin area. Lubricate adjusting screw, pivot and socket. Ensure brake shoe adjusting lever cable is positioned in groove and not between cable guide and shoe web.
Ensure cable end is not cocked or binding on anchor pin when installed. All parts should be flat on anchor pin. Ensure brake adjuster screw is installed in same location from which it was removed.
Brake adjusting screw nuts can also be distinguished by number lines machined around body or nut. One line indicates left-hand nut and 2 lines indicates right-hand nut. Another way to identify adjusters is to check thread pitch. Right side adjuster has right-hand threads while left side adjuster has left-hand threads. To install, reverse removal procedure.