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Removal and Installation

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  1. Remove the rear wheel cylinder. For additional information, refer to WHEEL CYLINDER .
  2. Remove the brake flexible hose bracket bolt.
    • To install, tighten to 15 Nm (133 lb-in).
  3. Compress the parking brake cable conduit locking tabs and pull the parking brake cable assembly through the backing plate.
    Fig 1: Pulling Parking Brake Cable Assembly
    G06094443Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  4. Remove the rear wheel hub. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
  5. Remove the 4 backing plate bolts and the backing plate.
    • To install, tighten to 85 Nm (63 lb-ft).
  6. To install, reverse the removal procedure.