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Removal & Installation

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  1. Raise and support vehicle. Remove rear wheels.
  2. Remove the brake drum retaining clips, if equipped. Remove the brake drum. If the brake drum is rusted to the axle shaft pilot diameter, tap the center of the brake drum between the wheel studs.
  3. If the brake drums will not come off, move the brake shoe adjusting lever off the brake adjuster screw and loosen the brake shoe adjuster screw nut by adjusting the nut upward.
  4. Using the Brake Drum Gauge (134-R0191), or equivalent, measure the brake drum inside diameter. Install a new brake drum if the maximum inside diameter exceeds the specification stamped or molded on the outside of the brake drum.
  5. To install, reverse removal procedure. Adjust BPP switch and deactivator switch as necessary. See BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH & SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATOR SWITCH  under ADJUSTMENTS.
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