Parking Brake Shoe: Service and Repair

Parking Brake Shoe Replacement

Removal Procedure

Warning:
Refer to Brake Dust Warning Brake Dust Warning.


1. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle Service and Repair.

2. Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation Service and Repair.

3. Remove the rear brake rotor. Refer to Rear Brake Rotor Replacement Rear Brake Rotor Replacement.

4. Retract the park brake shoe adjuster to ease removal. Refer to Parking Brake Adjustment Adjustments.





5. Remove the upper park brake shoe retainer spring (1).





6. Remove the park brake shoe adjuster (1).





7. While holding the rear park brake shoe hold down spring pin (1) stationary, compress and rotate the hold down spring and cup (2) 1/4 turn.

8. Remove the rear park brake shoe hold down spring assembly and the pin.





9. While holding the front park brake shoe hold down spring pin (1) stationary, compress and rotate the hold down spring and cup (2) 1/4 turn.

10. Remove the front park brake shoe hold down spring assembly and the pin.





11. Grasp the top of the park brake shoes and spread the shoes apart slightly.

12. Remove the front park brake shoe (1), rear park brake shoe (2), and the lower retaining spring (3) from the parking brake anchor backing plate.

13. Separate the park brake shoe components.

14. Clean the parking brake anchor backing plate with denatured alcohol or equivalent and allow to dry.

Installation Procedure

1. Apply a light coat of high temperature brake lubricant to the park brake shoe contact areas of the parking brake anchor backing plate.





2. Install the front park brake shoe (1), rear park brake shoe (2), and the lower retaining spring (3) to the parking brake anchor backing plate.





3. While holding the front park brake shoe hold down spring pin (1) stationary, compress and rotate the hold down spring and cup (2) 1/4 turn.





4. While holding the rear park brake shoe hold down spring pin (1) stationary, compress and rotate the hold down spring and cup (2) 1/4 turn.





5. Install the park brake shoe adjuster (1).

6. Install the rear park brake shoe hold down spring (1) by compressing the spring and rotating 1/4 turn.





7. Install the upper park brake shoe retainer spring (1).

8. Adjust the park brake. Refer to Parking Brake Adjustment Adjustments.