Backing Plate: Service and Repair
Brake Backing Plate ReplacementRemoval Procedure
1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.
3. Remove the brake drum.
4. Remove the brake shoes.
5. Remove the universal spring.
6. Remove the wheel cylinder (3).
7. Disconnect the parking brake cable from the backing plate.
8. Remove the rear wheel hub.
9. Remove the backing plate.
Installation Procedure
1. Install the backing plate.
2. Install the rear wheel hub.
3. Install the parking brake cable to the backing plate.
4. Install the wheel cylinder (3).
5. Install the universal spring.
6. Install the brake shoes.
7. Adjust the drum brakes.
8. Install the brake drum.
9. Bleed the brake hydraulic system.
10. Adjust the parking brake.
11. Install the tire and wheel assembly.
12. Lower the vehicle.