Rear Drum Brake Shoes & Wheel Cylinders: Removal

1. Raise and support vehicle after releasing parking brake. Remove wheel and tire. Remove hub cap.
CAUTION: DO NOT damage groove and threads of spindle using chisel.
2. Use a small chisel to raise staked edge of lock nut. Remove drum, washer and bearings as an assembly from spindle.
3. Remove brake shoe hold down springs and pins. See Fig 1 . Remove brake shoe assembly. Remove parking brake cable from brake shoe assembly.
4. Remove wheel cylinder brakeline. Remove wheel cylinder attaching bolt. Remove anti-rattle spring from brake shoe assembly. Remove operating lever after removing return spring. Remove parking brake operating lever retainer.

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Rear Drum Brake Components

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