Parking Brake Assembly (Rear Disc Brake): Removal

Release the parking brake.
Lift up the vehicle, and then remove the rear wheels.
Remove the two mounting bolts and remove the disc brake caliper assembly.

Fig 1: Locating Disc Brake Caliper Assembly Mounting Bolts
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Suspend the rear disc brake caliper assembly so that the brake hose is not stretched.
Remove the rear disc brake rotor.
NOTE: If the disc rotor is difficult to remove, try the following two methods in order.
1. Turn the adjusting screw using a flat tip screwdriver until the brake shoe moves adequately away from the disc rotor.
  
  Fig 2: Turning Adjusting Screw
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2. If disc rotor is seized up on the hub, drive the disc rotor out by pushing two 8-mm bolts in holes B on the rotor.
  
  Fig 3: Identifying Disc Rotor Thickness
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Remove the shoe return spring.

Fig 4: Identifying Shoe Return Spring
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Remove the brake shoe cup and brake shoe spring, then remove the primary brake shoe.

Fig 5: Identifying Brake Shoe Cup And Primary Brake Shoe
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Remove the strut and strut spring.
Remove the adjuster assembly.
Remove the brake shoe cup and brake shoe spring, then remove the secondary brake shoe.
Remove the parking brake cable from lever.

Fig 6: Removing Parking Brake Cable
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Remove the retainer from the secondary side brake shoe. Remove the parking lever and washer from brake shoe.