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Rear Drum Brake Assembly: Assembly

  1. Clean all parts with brake fluid. Check and replace faulty parts.
    • Cup and boot damage or fatigue
    • Wheel cylinder body, piston and spring damage or rust
  2. Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.
    1. When attaching the cup, use the ST and apply brake fluid to the sliding surfaces to make installation smoother. Be careful of the direction of the cup at this time.
    2. The ST is available in different sizes.
    CAUTION: When replacing with the repair kit, make sure that the sizes of wheel cylinder body and cup are the same as those being replaced.
    ADAPTER SPECIFICATION

    ST: ADAPTER
    Size Part No.
    19 mm (3/4 in) 926460000
    CAUTION: When assembling, be careful that the wheel cylinder does not become scratched, and that no dust enters.
    Fig 1: Identifying Cup And Piston
    G05327373Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  3. Apply rubber grease to the boot inside as shown in figure.
    CAUTION: Never use brake grease.

    Grease: 

    NIGLUBE RX-2 (Part No. K0779GA102) 

    Fig 2: Applying Rubber Grease To Boot Inside
    G05327374Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
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