Front Pad
Pad Removal1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
2. To preserve wheel balance, mark the position of the front wheel relative to the wheel hub.
3. Remove the front wheel.
4. Remove the lower caliper mounting bolt.
NOTE: Caliper removal is not necessary to service the brake shoes.
5. Pivot the caliper upward.
6. Remove the brake shoes.
Lining Inspection
1. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
2. Remove the front wheels.
3. Visually check the brake shoe linings for minimum thickness and wear.
4. Measure the thickness.
Specification: The minimum thickness of the inner or the outer brake shoe is 8 mm (0.31 inch).
5. Install the brake shoes in axle sets only.
6. Install the front wheels.
7. Lower the vehicle.
Shoe and Lining Installation
1. Install the brake shoes.
2. If new brake shoes are being installed, they will be thicker than the worn shoes that were removed. Push the caliper piston inward, if necessary.
3. Pull the caliper downward and install the lower mounting bolt.
CAUTION: Do not damage the piston dust seal when the caliper is pulled downward to reinstall the lower mounting bolt.
Tighten:
Tighten the caliper mounting bolt to 27 Nm (19 ft. lbs.).
Tighten the pushrod clevis to 18 Nm (13 ft. lbs.).
4. Align the marks that were made when removing the front wheel, and install the wheel.
5. Pull the caliper downward and install the lower mounting bolt.