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Removal Procedure

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  1. Check to ensure that the park brake is fully released.
  2. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle .
  3. Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation .
    4. Fig 1: View Of Brake Drum
    GM890712Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  4. Remove the brake drum.
  5. If the brake drum is to be reinstalled to the vehicle, use the J 41013  to clean any rust or corrosion from the hub/flange mating surface of the brake drum.

    If necessary, carefully remove any corrosion from the edge of the drum braking surface in order to ease installation.

  6. Use the J 42450-A  to clean the wheel hub flange.
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