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Removal & Installation

  1. Remove disc brake assembly from support and wire it aside. To remove disc rotor from hub, loosen parking brake shoe adjustment by inserting a screwdriver through backing plate access hole to turn adjusting star wheel. Remove disc rotor from hub. See Fig 1 .
  2. Remove shoe return springs. Remove front shoe hold-down spring and pin. Remove strut and strut spring. Remove adjuster star wheel assembly. Remove brake shoe. Remove rear shoe hold-down spring and pin. Remove parking brake cable from lever. Remove lever and washer from shoe. To install, reverse removal procedure. Adjust parking brake. See PARKING BRAKE  under ADJUSTMENTS.
Fig 1: Identifying Parking Brake (Rear Disc Brake) Components Legacy & Forester)
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