Brake Shoe: Service and Repair

Brake Shoes





Material

Removal and Installation

1. NOTE: If new rear brake shoes and linings are being installed, resurface the brake drums to remove glazing and to provide an equal friction surface from side-to-side. Resurfacing also corrects out-of-round and bell conditions.

Remove the brake drum.
2. Remove the parking brake lever clip.
3. Remove the 2 brake shoe retaining clips and the 2 pins.
4. Remove the upper return spring.
5. Remove the self-adjuster assembly.
6. Remove the lower return spring.
7. Remove the parking brake actuator lever.
8. Remove the rear brake shoes.
^ Apply silicone grease to the brake shoe contact points on the backing plate.
9. Remove the self-adjuster spring and lever.
10. Remove the pivot pin.
11. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
^ Adjust the rear brake shoes.