Drum Brake Shoe: Removal
- Release the park brake, if applied.
- Raise and support the vehicle.
- Remove the tire and wheel.
- Remove the brake drum. See BRAKE DRUM .
- Using denatured alcohol, clean the rear brake shoes and the hardware.
- Using non-lubricated, filtered compressed air, dry the rear brakes and hardware.
- Remove the brake adjusting hardware. See DRUM BRAKE ADJUSTING HARDWARE .
- Remove the park brake hardware.
- Remove the rear brake shoes. See Figure.