Brake Shoe: Service and Repair

Brake Shoe Replacement

Removal Procedure





1. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly.
3. Remove the brake drum.

Caution: Refer to Brake Dust Caution in Service Precautions.

4. Turn the shoe hold down pins (1) in order to release the shoe hold down springs (2).
5. Remove the shoe hold down springs.





6. Remove the following components:
^ The upper return spring (1)
^ The strut
^ The adjuster (2)
^ The adjuster lever
^ The adjuster spring (5)
^ The strut spring (3)
^ The pawl lever (6)
7. Remove the lower return spring (4)





8. Disconnect the park brake cable (3) from the park brake shoe lever.
9. Remove the brake shoes with the park brake shoe lever attached.





10. Remove the park brake shoe lever (1) and the retainer (3) from brake shoe (2).
11. Inspect the brake shoos and the hardware components. Replace as necessary.

Installation Procedure

Important: Apply Lubriplate Lubricant, GM P/N 1050109 (Canadian P/N 5264008), or the equivalent white lithium grease, to all of the brake component metal contact points (where the brake shoe metal contacts the backing plate, the wheel cylinder, the adjustment strut, etc.) prior to installation.





1. Install the park brake shoe lever (1) to the brake shoe (2). Secure with the retainer (3).
2. Install the brake show with the park brake shoe lever to the vehicle.
3. Connect the park brake cable (3) to the park brake shoe lever.
4. Install the lower return spring (4).
5. Install the following components:
^ The upper return spring (1)
^ The strut
^ The adjuster (2)
^ The adjuster lever
^ The adjuster spring (5)
^ The strut spring (3)
^ The pawl lever (6)
6. Install the shoe hold down springs (2). Turn the shoe hold down pins (1) in order to secure the shoe hold down springs.
7. Install the brake drum.
8. Install the tire and wheel assembly.
9. Lower the vehicle.