Rear Brake Shoes: Removal
- Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheel and brake drum. Back off brake shoe adjuster if brake drum is difficult to remove. Remove "U" clip and washer from parking brake lever pivot pin.
- Remove primary and secondary shoe return springs, hold-down springs, retainers and pins. See Fig 1
. Place wheel cylinder clamp over wheel cylinder to hold pistons in place. Remove self-adjuster lever, adjuster and adjuster spring from brake shoes. Remove adjuster cable and cable guide.
- Remove brake shoes. Disconnect parking brake cable from parking brake lever. Remove lever.
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