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Removal and Installation

CAUTION: This brake drum removal procedure is for access to brake system components, not for installing a new brake drum.
NOTE: To install a new brake drum, remove the wheel hub. For additional information, refer to REAR SUSPENSION .

    All vehicles 

  1. Release the parking brake system.
  2. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to JACKING AND LIFTING .
  3. Vehicles with anti-lock brakes 

  4. Remove the rear wheel speed sensor bolt and position the sensor aside.
    • To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
  5. All vehicles 

  6. Remove the 4 wheel spindle bolts. Remove the brake drum and wheel spindle as an assembly.
    • To install, tighten to 66 Nm (49 lb-ft).
  7. CAUTION: Make sure that all mating surfaces are free of foreign material.
  8. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
    • To install a new brake drum, remove the wheel hub. For additional information, refer to REAR SUSPENSION .