Removal & Installation (RAV4)

Remove brake drum. Disconnect return spring from both shoes. Remove hold-down spring, cups and pin from front shoe. Disconnect anchor spring, and remove front shoe. Remove anchor spring from rear shoe.
Remove rear shoe hold-down spring, cups and pin. Disconnect parking brake cable from brake lever. Remove rear shoe with adjuster. See Fig 1.
To install, reverse removal procedure. Apply lithium soap-base glycol grease and high-temperature grease to moving parts (DO NOT get grease on brake shoe linings or drum).
Check operation of automatic adjuster by moving parking brake lever of rear shoe back and forth, and ensure that adjuster turns. Adjust parking brake-to-drum clearance to .024" (.60 mm). Bleed system and check for leaks.

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Rear Drum Brake Assembly (RAV4)