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Drums Installed

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  1. Raise vehicle, and support with safety stands. Remove adjusting hole cover rubber plug. Turn adjusting screw and expand brake shoes until drag is felt against brake drum. See Fig 1.
  2. Loosen adjusting screw 10-12 notches. Drum should rotate freely without drag. If drum does not rotate freely, remove wheel and drum. Apply grease to brake shoe contact areas on backing plate. See Figure.
  3. Reinstall wheel and drum. Install adjusting hole cover. Apply brakes. If brake pedal travels more than halfway to floor, clearance between brake shoes and drums is excessive. Additional adjustment is required.
Fig 1: Adjusting Rear Drum Brake Shoes
G00297485Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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