Park Brake Shoes: Removal
- Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.NOTE: When removing center cap from wheel do not use a sharp or hard tool. Use of such a tool can damage finish on wheel and damage center cap.
- Remove center cap from wheel. Center cap is removed by inserting a trim stick into notch on center cap and prying it off wheel. See Figure . Remove wheel and tire. Remove 2 bolts mounting rear disc brake caliper to caliper adapter. See Fig 1 . Remove disc brake caliper from caliper adapter.
- Caliper is removed by first rotating free end of caliper away from caliper adapter. See Figure
. Then with free end of caliper rotated away from adapter, lift caliper off machined abutment on adapter. Support disc brake caliper by hanging it from shock absorber bracket on frame. See Figure
. Caliper is supported using wire or a tie strap. DO NOT let flex hose support weight of brake caliper, damage to flex hose can occur.NOTE: If rotor retainers are on wheel mounting studs they must be remove before attempting to remove rotor. They do not need to be installed when rotor is installed beck on hub bearing.
- Remove rotor from hub/bearing. Remove lower return spring from park brake shoes. See Fig 2 . Remove park brake shoe adjuster from bottom of park brake shoes. See Fig 3 . Remove park brake shoes and upper return spring as an assembly from caliper adapter separate park brake shoes and upper return spring. See Fig 5 .
NOTE:
When removing park brake shoes and upper return spring from caliper adapter position hub so wheel mounting studs are at 11 and 1 O'clock as shown in illustration. See Fig 5
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