Brake Drum: Service and Repair

Rear Drum Brake Drum

REMOVAL
1) Loosen the wheel nuts, jack-up the vehicle, support it with rigid racks, and remove the wheel.
2) Release the parking brake.
3) Remove the brake drum from brake assembly.

NOTE:





^ If it is difficult to remove the brake drum, remove the adjusting hole cover from back plate, and then turn adjuster assembly pawls using a slot-type screwdriver until the brake shoe separates from the drum.





^ If the brake drum is difficult to remove, drive it out by installing an 8-mm bolt into bolt hole in brake drum.

INSTALLATION
1) Set the outside diameter of brake shoes less than 0.5 to 0.8 mm (0.020 to 0.031 inch) in comparison with the inside diameter of brake drum.
2) Install the drum.
3) Install the rear wheel.