Removal and Replacement

Parking Brake Shoe Replacement

CAUTION: Frequent inhalation of brake pad dust, regardless of material composition, could be hazardous to your health.
^ Avoid breathing dust particles.
^ Never use an air hose or brush to clean brake assemblies. Use an OSHA-approved vacuum cleaner.

Disassembly
1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations.
2. Remove the rear wheels.
3. Release the parking brake and remove the rear brake caliper and brake disc/drum.
4. Disconnect and remove the upper brake spring (A).





5. Remove the adjuster assembly (B).
6. Disconnect and remove the lower brake spring (A).





7. Remove the parking brake lever assembly (A), and disconnect it from the parking brake cable end (B).





8. Remove the tension pins (A) by pushing the retainer springs (B) and turning the pins.





9. Remove the parking brake shoes (C).

Reassembly
1. Apply Molykote 44MA grease to the shoe ends and connecting rod ends (A), sliding surfaces (B), and opposite edges of the parking brake shoe (C) as shown. Wipe off any excess. Keep grease off the brake linings.





2. Reinstall the tension pins (A) and retainer springs (B).





3. Connect the parking brake cable end (A) to the parking brake lever assembly (B).





4. Reinstall the lower brake spring (A).





5. Clean the threaded portions of the clevis A, and coat the threads of the clevis with grease. Clean the sliding surface of the clevis B, and coat the sliding surface of the clevis B with grease. Install the clevis A and B on the adjuster (C) and shorten the clevis A by turning the adjuster.





6. Position the brake shoe adjuster assembly (D) on the parking brake shoes.
7. Reinstall the upper brake spring (E).
8. Install the rear brake disc/drum and rear brake caliper.
9. Do the major parking brake adjustment.