Rear Brake Shoes & Wheel Cylinders: Removal
- Raise and support vehicle. Remove rear wheel assemblies. Remove brake drum. Machine or replace drum as necessary if inner diameter is not as specified. See DRUM BRAKE SPECIFICATIONS table.
- Release parking brake and disconnect parking brake cable. Remove return springs and brake shoe spring. Remove brake shoe pin. See Figure . Remove brake shoes. Minimum brake shoe lining thickness is .04" (1 mm).
- Remove adjuster, operating lever, pawl lever return spring, and pawl lever. Using Flare Nut Wrench (49-0259-770B), disconnect brake line from wheel cylinder. Remove wheel cylinder.