Removal

For additional information see Notes, Warnings, and Hints.

Fig 1 Rear Wheel Brake:

Fig 2 Removing And Installing Shoe Return Springs:

TIP: Unless you are very familiar with this rear brake system you should consider servicing one side at a time. This will leave you an example of how the pieces go back together.

NOTE: Support plates and park brake assemblies are NOT SYMMETRICALLY OPPOSITE.
- Right Side: Parking brake cable enters the support plate at the rear and attaches to the lever attached to the primary shoe. Right side support and cable assembly is color coded gray.
- Left Side: Parking brake cable enters the support plate at the front (traditional) and attaches to the lever attached to the secondary shoe. Left side support and cable assembly is color coded black.
1. Remove rear wheel, and hub and drum assembly.
2. Using tool C-3785 or equivalent, remove brake shoe return springs.

NOTE: For additional information see Brake Spring Removal and Installation Notes.

NOTE: The secondary shoe return spring overlaps the primary shoe return spring.

3. Slide the eye of automatic adjuster cable off anchor and then unhook from adjusting lever.
4. Remove cable, overload spring, cable guide and anchor plate.
5. Disengage adjusting lever from spring by sliding forward to clear pivot, then working out from under spring.
6. Remove spring from pivot.
7. Remove shoe to shoe spring from secondary shoe web and disengage form primary shoe web.
8. Remove spring.
9. Disengage primary and secondary shoes and remove adjusting star wheel assembly from shoes.

Fig 3 Removing And Installing Shoe Retainers, Springs And Nails:

10. Remove brake shoe retainers, springs and nails using Tool C-4070 or equivalent and remove from support.
11. Remove parking brake lever from secondary shoe.
12. Remove shoes.
13. Disengage parking brake lever from the parking brake cable.