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.
- Spring retainer
- To remove push against spring and turn 90
- Spring
- Brake shoe with lever for parking brake
- Removing and installing, see REAR BRAKE SHOES, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
- Adjusting parking brake, see PARKING BRAKE, ADJUSTING
- Minimum lining thickness: 2.5 mm (0.098 in.)
- Upper return spring
- Unhook with pliers
- Lower return spring
- Lubricate contact points with G6 grease
- Wedge spring
- Brake shoe
- Removing and installing, see REAR BRAKE SHOES, REMOVING AND INSTALLING
- Adjusting parking brake, see PARKING BRAKE, ADJUSTING
- Minimum lining thickness: 2.5 mm (0.098 in.)
- Support buttons
- Not applicable to USA/Canada
- Cap
- Remove to check brake lining wear
- Tensioning pin
- Backing plate
- Socket-head bolt
- 10 N.m (7 ft lb)
- Wheel cylinder
- Checking, see Checking wheel cylinder for leaks
- Adjusting wedge
- To remove and install brake drum work through wheel bolt hole to push wedge up
- Push rod
- Lubricate contact points with G6 grease
- Locating spring