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Brake Shoes (E150 & E250): Installation

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  1. Clean and sand brake shoe contact points on backing plate. Apply a light coating of lithium base grease to contact points. Apply grease to adjusting cable eye and anchor pin area. See Fig 1.
  2. Compress the parking brake cable spring and attach the parking brake lever.
  3. Attach the parking brake lever to the rear brake shoe and lining and secure the parking brake lever pin retainer.
  4. Position the rear brake shoes and linings. Install the brake shoe hold-down spring pins and the brake shoe hold-down springs.
  5. Install the parking brake link spring and the parking brake spring retainer on the parking brake strut. Install the parking brake strut. Install the brake shoe anchor pin guide plate.
  6. Place the brake shoe adjusting lever cable over the anchor pin, with crimped side in. Install the short brake shoe retracting spring.
  7. Install the cable guide. Position the brake shoe adjusting lever cable in the cable guide groove. Ensure the brake shoe adjusting lever cable is positioned in the cable guide groove. Install the long brake shoe retracting spring.
  8. Apply Silicone Brake Caliper Grease and Dielectric Compound D7AZ-19A331-A (Motorcraft WA-10), or equivalent silicone compound meeting Ford specification ESE-M1C171-A. Install the brake adjuster screw into the brake shoe adjusting screw nut to the end of the threads, and then loosen one-half turn. Install the brake shoe adjusting screw socket on the brake shoe adjusting screw nut. See Fig 2.
  9. Position the brake adjuster screw assembly. Install the brake shoe adjusting screw spring. Position the brake shoe adjusting lever cable. Position the adjusting lever return spring and the brake shoe adjusting lever. Hook the brake shoe adjusting lever cable to the brake shoe adjusting lever.
  10. Pull the brake shoe adjusting lever cable and check that the brake shoe adjusting lever rotates the brake shoe adjuster assembly. Release the brake shoe adjusting lever cable and check that the brake shoe adjusting lever advances to the next notch on the brake shoe adjusting screw nut.
  11. Install the brake drum. Adjust the brakes. See BRAKE SHOES  under ADJUSTMENTS. Bleed as necessary. See BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM .
Fig 1: Identifying Backing Plate Lube Points
G00297524Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 2: Identifying Adjusting Screw Lube Points
G00297525Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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