Installation

1. Lubricate the six brake shoe contact areas on the brake support plate and the brake shoe contact points on the brake shoe anchor using Mopar Multi-Purpose Lubricant or equivalent.





2. Install the wave washer on the pin of the park brake actuating lever.
3. Install the trailing brake shoe on the park brake actuating lever.
4. Install the trailing brake shoe on the brake support plate. Install the attaching pin and hold down spring for the trailing brake shoe.





5. Install the retaining clip attaching the park brake actuating lever to the trailing brake shoe.
6. Install the automatic adjuster on the trailing brake shoe and park brake actuating lever.
7. Install the leading brake shoe on the brake support plate. Then install the attaching pin and hold down spring for the leading brake shoe.
8. Install the brake shoe lower return spring.
9. Install the upper return spring on the brake shoes.
10. Install the automatic adjuster actuating lever and the actuating spring on the leading brake shoe.
11. Manually adjust the brake shoes assemblies out as far as possible but not so as to interfere with brake drum installation.
12. Install the rear brake drums on the hubs.
13. Adjust rear brake shoes.
14. Install the wheel and tire assembly.
15. Tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified torque of 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
16. Road test vehicle. The automatic adjuster will continue the brake adjustment during the road test of the vehicle.