Item 17: Brake Shoe Kit Installation Note
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Use the special tool to measure the inside diameter of the drum position of the rear brake disc. Adjust the parking brake cage clearance of 1.07 mm (0.04 in) less than the inside diameter of the drum portion of the rear brake disc.
- Make sure that the parking brake shoes are correctly centered and measure across the center point.
- Rotate the parking brake shoe adjuster wheel to achieve the correct parking brake shoe-to-brake disc clearance.