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Drum Brakes

REMOVAL
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Remove the lug nuts and the wheel and tire assembly.
3. Remove the two screws and the brake drum.
4. Unstake the axle wheel hub retainer, remove and discard.
5. Remove the wheel hub.

INSTALLATION
1. Position the wheel hub onto the rear wheel spindle.
2. Install and tighten a new rear axle wheel hub retainer. Torque to 177-235 Nm (130-174 ft.lbs).
3. Stake the rear axle wheel hub retainer with a cape chisel. Stake depth should be at least 0.5mm (0.02 inch).

NOTE: Tighten the lug nuts in the specified sequence to 89-117 Nm (66-86.7 ft.lbs.)

4. Reverse the removal procedure to install drum.