Removal and Installation
- Remove the parking brake control boot.
- Release the boot clip.
- Lift the boot upward and over the parking brake control handle.
- Move the parking brake control to the fully released position.
- Relieve the tension on the parking brake cable.
- Remove the retaining clip.
- Loosen the adjustment nut.
- Remove the brake drum. For additional information, refer to BRAKE DRUM .
- Remove the hold-down clips and pins.
- Disconnect the brake shoes from the wheel cylinder.
- Using a suitable tool, hold the wheel cylinder pistons in place.
- Release the shoes from the anchor block.
- Disconnect the parking brake cable.
- Push the lever inward.
- Release the cable from the lever.
- Remove the lower return spring.
- Remove the upper return spring.
- Remove the primary shoe from the strut and brake shoe adjuster.
- Pull the shoe outward.
- Disconnect the strut and adjuster.
- Release the strut and adjuster.
- Remove the secondary shoe from the support.
- Move the strut downward.
- Disconnect the parking brake return spring.
- Clean, check and apply silicone grease to the brake shoe contact points on the brake backing plate.
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
- Adjust the brake shoes. For additional information, refer to BRAKE SHOE ADJUSTMENT .
NOTE:
Make sure the rear brakes are cool to the touch.
CAUTION:
Do not remove the brake drum by means of the hub retaining nut.
NOTE:
Do not allow the wheel cylinder pistons to fall out of the wheel cylinder bore.
CAUTION:
The strut support spring is under tension.
CAUTION:
Make sure that all mating surfaces are free of foreign material.
NOTE:
The internal auto-adjuster must be set and the brake shoes centralized to the brake drum.