Drum Brake Shoes - Grand WAGONEER: Installation
- Clean support plate. Apply a thin film of molybdenum disulphide grease or chassis lubricant on support plate ledges, anchor pin, adjuster screw threads and pivot.
- Apply grease to adjuster lever-to-secondary brake shoe contact surface, parking brake lever pivot and portion of lever that contacts secondary brake shoe.
- Attach parking brake cable to parking brake lever on secondary shoe. Pinch "U" clip to retain lever on shoe. Install secondary brake shoe, automatic adjuster lever and lever pivot as an assembly.
- Install brake shoe hold-down spring. Install return spring on actuating lever tang. Large end of tapered spring should rest on brake shoe.
- Install primary shoe and hold-down spring. Install guide plate on anchor pin. Install parking brake strut and spring on brake shoes.
- Install adjusting screw and spring. Short end of hooked spring attaches to primary brake shoe. Long hooked end attaches to secondary brake shoe.
- Install secondary shoe return spring, adjuster spring and primary return spring. Install brake drums. Adjust brakes. Bleed brake system.
- Install wheels and lower vehicle. Apply and release brakes 10-15 times while driving forward and backward to adjust and balance brake system. Road test vehicle.