Removal (Grand Vitara, Swift, Vitara & XL-7)

Remove brake drum. See REAR DRUM . Remove shoe hold-down springs. See Fig 1. Remove brake shoe struts, adjuster, adjuster lever and return springs. Remove brake shoes and disconnect parking brake cable from parking brake lever. Remove parking brake lever from brake shoe. See Fig 2.

Fig 1: Identifying Drum Brake Assembly Components (Grand Vitara, Vitara & XL-7)

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Fig 2: Removing Parking Brake Lever

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