Rear Brake Shoes: Installation
- Using brake lubricant, lubricate 6 raised shoe pads on backing plate, and surfaces of anchor where bottom of shoes contact anchor. Install retractor spring, hooking center section of spring under tab on anchor. Position parking brake shoe onto backing plate.
- Pull end of retractor spring up to rest on web of parking brake shoe. Pull end of retractor spring over until it snaps into slot of parking brake shoe web. Connect parking brake lever to parking brake shoe. Connect parking brake cable to parking brake lever (if disconnected).
- Disassemble, clean and lubricate adjuster screw assembly. Install adjuster screw assembly and adjuster shoe (without adjuster actuator), ensuring components correctly engage slotted ends of adjuster screw assembly. See Figure . Engage end of retractor spring into slot of adjuster shoe web.
- Lubricate tab and pivot point on adjuster actuator with brake lubricant. Spread brake shoes and work adjuster actuator into position. Install actuator spring, first engaging "U"-shaped end of spring into hole in parking brake shoe web.
- Ensure lever stop on parking brake lever is against edge of brake shoe web. If parking brake cable is holding lever stop off edge of shoe web, loosen parking brake cable adjuster. Measure inner diameter of brake drums. At each brake assembly, turn star wheel on adjusting screw assembly until brake shoe diameter is .050" (1.27 mm) less than inner diameter of drum.
- Install drums and wheels, aligning marks made during removal. Tighten wheel lug nuts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS. Lower vehicle. Firmly apply and release service brakes 30-35 times using normal braking force, pausing about one second between brake applications.
- Apply parking brake to 10 clicks (ratchets) and release. Do this 5 times. To ensure parking brake pedal is fully released, turn ignition on. BRAKE indicator light on instrument panel should be off. If light is off, go to next step. If light is on, operate manual release lever on parking brake assembly and pull front parking brake cable downward. This should fully release the pedal.
- Raise and support vehicle. At parking brake cable adjuster, rotate adjuster nut until a 1/8" (3.2 mm) drill bit can be inserted through access hole into space between shoe web and parking brake lever. Cable is adjusted when a 1/8" (3.2 mm) drill bit will fit into space but a 1/4" (6.4 mm) drill bit will not fit.
- Apply parking brake to 4 clicks. Wheels should not turn when trying to turn wheels forward by hand. Wheels should drag or not turn when trying to turn wheels in reverse direction by hand. Release parking brake. Ensure wheels rotate freely. Install access hole plugs. Lower vehicle.