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Park Brake Shoes: Removal

  1. Raise and support the vehicle. Remove the rear wheels and tires. Relieve the park brake system tension at the equalizer assembly.
  2. Remove the rear caliper. See REAR BRAKE CALIPER  . Remove the rear rotor. See REAR BRAKE ROTOR  . Disconnect and remove the rear park brake cable from the bracket at the rear wheel. See REAR PARK BRAKE CABLE  .
  3. Remove the return springs. See Fig 1 . Remove the tension spring. Separate the adjuster from the front brake shoe.
  4. Remove the hold-down spring and the pin from the front shoe. Remove the front shoe.
  5. Separate the adjuster from the rear brake shoe. Remove the adjuster and the adjuster strut. Disassemble the adjuster.
  6. Remove the hold-down spring and the pin from the rear shoe. Separate the rear shoe from the park brake shoe lever. Remove the rear shoe.
  7. Remove the park brake shoe lever from the park brake cable. Inspect the park brake hardware. See HARDWARE INSPECTION  under PARK BRAKE in INSPECTIONS & ADJUSTMENTS.
Fig 1: Removing & Installing Park Brake Shoes
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