Rear Backing Plate (E150 & E250)

Remove the rear brake shoes. See BRAKE SHOES (E150 & E250) .
Remove the axle shaft or the axle shaft and rear hub. See appropriate DIFFERENTIALS article in DRIVELINE/AXLES.
Compress the cable retainer and pull the parking brake rear cable and conduit from the brake backing plate. See Fig 1.
Remove the rear wheel cylinder. See WHEEL CYLINDERS .
Remove the four backing plate-to-axle flange nuts and bolts and the brake backing plate. See Fig 2.
To install, reverse removal procedure.

Fig 1: Identifying Parking Brake Cable Retainer

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

Fig 2: Backing Plate-To-Axle Flange Bolts With Torque Specifications

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.