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Rear Brake Shoes: Installation

  1. Use high temperature grease to lubricate brake shoe contact pads. Connect parking brake cable to parking brake cable anchor on trailing brake shoe. Install trailing brake shoes on backing plate, and engage brake strut and quadrant. Install parking brake return spring, brake shoe hold-down spring pin, and brake shoe hold-down spring.
  2. Position leading brake shoe, and install hold-down spring pin and hold-down spring. Install brake shoe return springs. Adjust brake shoes. See REAR BRAKE SHOES  under ADJUSTMENTS. To complete installation, reverse removal procedure. Bleed brakes (if necessary). See BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM .
Fig 1: Exploded View Of Brake Assembly (Typical)
G95H13042Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 2: Adjusting Knurled Quadrant (Typical)
G95I13043Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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