Wheel Cylinder: Assembly
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2010 Mercury Mariner and 2010 Ford Escape. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Install the spring.
- Using clean brake fluid, lubricate and install the 2 piston seals.
- Install the 2 pistons.
- Install the 2 dust boots.
- Install the bleeder screw.
- Apply a thin coat of silicone grease to the brake shoe contact points on the backing plate.
- Install the trailing brake shoe and parking brake actuator lever assembly.
- Install the leading brake shoe, the pins and the retaining springs.
- Install the self-adjuster and spring assembly.
- With the brake shoe return springs removed, push the leading shoe into the wheel cylinder until the shoe bottoms out.
- Pull back the wheel cylinder dust boot (opposite depressed shoe) and apply the specified lubricant around the wheel cylinder piston.
- Reposition the wheel cylinder dust boot.
- Push the trailing shoe into the wheel cylinder until the shoe bottoms out.
- Pull back the wheel cylinder dust boot (opposite depressed shoe) and apply the specified lubricant around the wheel cylinder piston.
- Reposition the wheel cylinder dust boot.
- Once both wheel cylinder pistons have been lubricated, push the pistons side-to-side at least 3 times to distribute the lubricant and make sure of smooth movement.
- Install the lower return spring.
- Install the upper return spring.
- Install the brake drum. For additional information, refer to BRAKE DRUM .
- Adjust the rear brake shoes. For additional information, refer to BRAKE SHOE ADJUSTMENT .
- Bleed the wheel cylinder. For additional information, refer to BRAKE SYSTEM BLEEDING for Component Bleeding.
NOTE:
Adjust the self-adjuster to the full retracted position to ease the installation of the brake drum.
NOTE:
Use only specified silicone based lubricant. Use of other lubricants may cause damage to piston seals.