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Rear Brake Shoes & Wheel Cylinders: Removal

  1. 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.
  2. Place a wheel cylinder clamp over ends of wheel cylinder. Disengage adjusting lever from adjusting screw by pulling backwards on self adjuster cable. See Figure .
  3. Move outboard side of adjusting screw upward and back off pivot nut as far as possible. Pull adjusting lever, cable and adjusting lever spring down and toward rear to unhook pivot hook from large hole in secondary shoe. DO NOT pry pivot hook from hole.
  4. Remove adjusting lever spring and adjusting lever. Remove secondary shoe-to-retracting spring. Remove primary shoe-to-retracting spring. Unhook cable anchor and remove anchor pin plate.
  5. Note color and position of shoe hold-down springs for reassembly. Remove cable guide, shoe hold-down springs, brake shoes, adjusting screw, pivot nut and socket. Remove parking brake link spring and link.
  6. Disconnect parking brake cable from lever. Remove secondary shoe. Disassemble parking brake lever from shoe by removing retaining clip and spring washer. See Figure . Remove brake cylinder-to-shoe connecting links. Disconnect brake line from brake cylinder. Remove brake cylinder.
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