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Brake Shoes: Removal

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NOTE: Ensure that the parking brake control is fully released.
  1. Raise and support vehicle. Remove the wheel and tire assembly. Remove brake drum. See BRAKE DRUM .
  2. Inspect the rear brake assembly for the following. For component identification, refer to illustration. See Figure:
    • The rear wheel cylinder for excessive leakage that can contaminate brake system parts, and rebuild or replace as necessary.
    • The rear brake shoes and linings for contamination, and install new shoes and linings as necessary.
    • The rear brake shoes and linings for minimum thickness, above the backing plate or rivets, and install new as necessary.
    • The springs for heat discoloration, and install new as necessary.
    • The adjusting lever contact with the brake adjuster screw.
  3. Remove the brake shoe retracting springs.
  4. Disconnect the brake shoe adjusting lever cable from the brake shoe adjusting lever. Remove the brake shoe adjusting lever cable. Remove the cable guide. Remove the adjusting lever return spring and the brake shoe adjusting lever. Remove the brake shoe adjusting screw spring. Remove the brake adjuster screw assembly.
  5. Remove the brake shoe anchor pin guide plate and the parking brake strut.
  6. Remove the brake shoe hold-down springs, rear brake shoes and linings and brake shoe hold-down spring pins.
  7. Pull back the parking brake cable spring and disconnect the parking brake lever (if necessary).
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