Adjusting Screw Replacement

Adjusting Screw Replacement

Removal Procedure





1. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.
3. Remove the brake drum.
4. Remove the brake shoe return springs.





5. Remove the brake shoe guide.





6. Remove the hold down springs.
7. Remove the hold down pins.
8. Remove the actuator lever and the actuator lever pivot.
9. Remove the actuator lever and the lever pivot.
10. Remove the lever return spring.





11. Remove the park brake strut and the strut spring.





12. Remove the adjusting screw assembly and the adjusting screw spring from the brake shoes.
13. Inspect all remaining parts for discoloration due to heat or stress. Replace parts as needed.

Installation Procedure





1. Lubricate the brake shoe backing plate, the adjusting screw threads, socket and socket face with a thin coat of high temperature silicone lubricant.

Important: Do not interchange the right and left adjusting screws.





2. Install the adjusting screw assembly and the adjusting screw spring on the brake shoes. The coils of the adjusting screw spring must not touch the adjusting screw.
3. Install the brake shoes on the backing plate.





4. Install the strut spring on the park brake strut.
5. Install the park brake strut.





6. Install the actuator lever and the lever pivot.
7. Install the actuator lever return spring.
8. Install the hold down pins.
9. Install the hold down springs.





10. Install the brake shoe guide.





11. Install the brake shoe return springs.
12. Install the brake drum.
13. Install the tire and wheel assembly.
14. Adjust the brakes.
15. Lower the vehicle.