Rear Drum Brake Shoes & Wheel Cylinders: Installation
- Install wheel cylinder, and tighten 2 mounting bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Apply grease to wheel cylinder contact points. Install brakeline to wheel cylinder.
- Install control lever on secondary shoe with NEW "C" clip. Using pliers, connect parking brake cable to secondary shoe. Attach secondary shoe to backing plate with holding pin and spring clip. Attach one end of anchor spring to secondary shoe, and the other end to primary shoe. Position primary shoe, and install holding pin and spring clip.
- Install adjusting assembly. Using spring wrench, install return spring. Install adjusting lever and adjusting lever spring. Ensure adjusting lever contacts star wheel on adjuster assembly.
- Measure outer shoe diameter when installed on drums. Measure drum inner diameter. Calculate clearance by subtracting shoe diameter from drum diameter. Clearance should be .020-.040" (.51-1.02 mm).
- Install drum and set parking brake. Install and tighten 3 hub bolts. Release parking brake, and install tire. Loosely tighten lug nuts. Lower vehicle. Tighten all bolts and nuts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Add brake fluid, and bleed brakes. See BLEEDING BRAKE SYSTEM . Check for fluid leakage.