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Rear drum brakes, removing and installing: Notes

WARNING:
  • Do not re-use fasteners that are worn or deformed in normal use.
  • Some fasteners are designed to be used only once, and are unreliable and may fail if used a second time. This includes, but is not limited to, nuts, bolts, washers, circlips and cotter pins. Always follow recommendations in this manual-replace these fasteners with new parts where indicated, and any other time it is deemed necessary by inspection.
NOTE: After working on the rear brakes, release the parking brake, depress the brake pedal once and then adjust the parking brake: See PARKING BRAKE, ADJUSTING .

The following list pertains to Fig 1.

  1. Spring retainer 
    • To remove push against spring and turn 90
  2. Spring 
  3. Brake shoe with lever for parking brake 
  4. Upper return spring 
    • Unhook with pliers
  5. Lower return spring 
    • Lubricate contact points with G6 grease
  6. Wedge spring 
  7. Brake shoe 
  8. Support buttons 
  9. Not applicable to USA/Canada 
  10. Cap 
    • Remove to check brake lining wear
  11. Tensioning pin 
  12. Backing plate 
  13. Socket-head bolt 
    • 10 N.m (7 ft lb)
  14. Wheel cylinder 
  15. Adjusting wedge 
    • To remove and install brake drum work through wheel bolt hole to push wedge up
  16. Push rod 
    • Lubricate contact points with G6 grease
  17. Locating spring 
  18. Fig 1: Exploded View Of Rear Drum Brakes
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