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Rear Brake Shoes: Removal

  1. Release parking brake. Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheels. Remove brake drums. If drums are difficult to remove, insert a thin screwdriver through hole in backing plate. Hold adjuster lever away from star wheel. Using Brake Adjuster (SA9201BR), rotate star wheel to contract brake shoes. See Figure .
  2. Remove lower return and adjuster springs, taking care not to over-extend and weaken springs. Remove hold-down spring, cup and pin from primary (forward) shoe. Pull primary shoe away from adjuster assembly enough to remove adjuster assembly. See Figure and Figure . Remove primary shoe by twisting it out of engagement with upper return spring.
  3. Remove upper return spring from secondary shoe. Remove hold-down spring, cup and pin from secondary shoe. Disconnect parking brake cable from parking brake lever. Remove secondary shoe and parking brake lever. Remove retaining clip and spring washer from parking brake lever, and separate lever from secondary shoe.
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