Removal and Installation

Remove the parking brake control boot.
- Release the boot clip.
- Lift the boot upward and over the parking brake control handle.
NOTE: Make sure the rear brakes are cool to the touch.

Move the parking brake control to the fully released position.
Relieve the tension on the parking brake cable.
- Loosen the adjustment nut.
Remove the brake drum. For additional information, refer to BRAKE DRUM .
Remove the hold-down clips and pins.
NOTE: Do not allow the wheel cylinder pistons to fall out of the wheel cylinder bore.

Disconnect the brake shoes from the wheel cylinder.
- Using a suitable tool, hold the wheel cylinder pistons in place.
Release the shoes from the backing plate.
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.
NOTE: The strut support spring is under tension.

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.
NOTE: Make sure that all mating surfaces are free of foreign material.

To install, reverse the removal procedure.
NOTE: The internal auto-adjuster must be set and the brake shoes centralized to the brake drum.

Adjust the brake shoes. For additional information, refer to BRAKE SHOE ADJUSTMENT .
Adjust the parking brake cable. For additional information, refer to PARKING BRAKE CABLE ADJUSTMENT .