Adjusting Screw Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Chevrolet Malibu. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Use the brake shoe spanner in order to spread the brake shoes apart.
- Install the adjuster. Install the adjuster spring.
- Install the straight end of the adjuster spring into the brake shoe.
- Install the hook end of the adjuster spring to the adjuster actuator.
- Adjust the rear drum brakes. See DRUM BRAKE ADJUSTMENT under ADJUSTMENTS & INSPECTIONS. Install the brake drum. See REAR BRAKE DRUM under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION.
- Install the rear wheel and tire. Lower the vehicle.
NOTE:
Ensure that the adjuster engages the brake shoes, the park brake actuator, and the adjuster actuator properly.