Rear Drum Brake, Resetting

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-- Loosen the wheel bolts.

-- Raise the vehicle.

-- Remove the wheel.

-- Use a screwdriver to push the wedge. Refer to -item 4- in Figure upward through a threaded hole in the brake drum -2-.

Fig 1: Identifying Rear Drum Brake

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-- The bolt -1- secures the brake drum -2- to the wheel hub.