LEMON Manuals: Even more car manuals for everyone
Home >> Ford >> 2000 >> Contour SE, 2.5 L, Standard >> Repair and Diagnosis >> External Pages >> Different car >> Section 209 (Disc Brakes - Excursion, F250-F550 Super Duty) >> Removal & Installation >> Parking Brake >> Removal & Installation - Lining

Removal & Installation - Lining

WARNING: This page does not describe the selected car, but rather 13 other vehicles, including the 2004 Ford Pickup, 2004 Ford F550 Super Duty, 2004 Ford F450 Super Duty, 2004 Ford Excursion, and 2003 Ford Pickup. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Raise and support vehicle.
  2. Remove the rotor. See REAR BRAKE ROTOR .
  3. Disconnect the rear parking brake cable at the parking brake intermediate cable. See Fig 1.
  4. Disconnect the parking brake cable at the parking brake lever. See Fig 2.
  5. Remove outboard brake shoe retracting spring. See Fig 3.
  6. Remove the brake shoe adjusting screw spring. See Fig 4.
  7. Remove brake shoe adjusting screw. Remove brake shoe hold-down springs. See Fig 3.
  8. Remove parking brake shoes along with the inboard brake shoe retracting spring. See Fig 5.
  9. To install, reverse removal procedure. Adjust parking brake shoes. Use the Brake Adjusting Gauge (D81L-1103-A), or equivalent, to set the rear brake shoe and lining diameter to 0.030" (0.76 mm) less than the inside diameter of the drum portion of the rear disc brake rotor. See PARKING BRAKE  under ADJUSTMENTS.
  10. Burnish the parking brake shoe and linings.
    • Accelerate the vehicle to 25 MPH.
    • Shift the transmission to NEUTRAL.
    • Slowly apply the parking brake control to approximately one-half to three-quarters of its travel.
    • Allow the vehicle to come to a complete stop.
    • Release the parking brake.
Fig 1: Identifying Parking Brake Intermediate Cable
G00307822Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 2: Disconnecting Parking Brake Cable From Lever
G00307823Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 3: Identifying Outboard Retracting Spring & Hold Down Springs
G00307824Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 4: Identifying Adjuster Screw Spring
G00307825Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 5: Removing Parking Brake Shoes With Inboard Retracting Spring Attached
G00307826Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.