Brake Shoe: Service and Repair
REMOVE1. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a hoist.
2. Remove the rear wheel and tire assemblies from the vehicle.
Rear Brake Drum:
3. Remove the brake drum to hub/bearing retaining clips (if equipped).
Brake Drum And Hub/Bearing:
4. Remove the brake drum from the hub/bearing.
5. Remove the adjustment lever to leading brake shoe spring.
6. Remove the automatic adjustment lever from the brake shoe.
7. Remove hold down clips and pins attaching the leading and trailing brake shoes to the brake support plate.
8. Remove lower brake shoe to anchor plate return spring.
9. Remove the park brake lever pin to rear brake shoe retaining clip.
10. Remove the leading and trailing brake shoe, upper return spring and automatic adjuster screw from the brake support plate as an assembly.
CLEANING AND INSPECTION
Clean metal portion of brake shoes. Check to see if shoes are bent.
Lining should show contact across entire width and from heel to toe, otherwise replace.
Shoes with lack of contact at toe or heel may be improperly ground.
Clean and inspect support and adjusting screws. Apply a thin coat of Mopar Multi-Purpose Lubricant or equivalent to the threads of the self adjuster. Replace adjusting screw if corroded.
If old springs have overheated or are damaged, replace. Overheating indications are paint discoloration or distorted end coils.
INSTALL
1. Lubricate the eight shoe contact areas on the support plate and anchor using Mopar Multi-Purpose
2. Assemble front and rear brake shoe assembly, automatic adjuster screw and upper return spring before installation on brake support plate.
3. Install the pre-assembled brake shoes, automatic adjuster screw and upper return spring on the brake support plate.
4. Install the wave washer on the pin of park brake lever.
5. Install pin on park brake lever into hole in rear brake shoe assembly.
6. Install both brake shoe, to brake support plate, hold down pins and clips.
7. Install the lower brake shoe to anchor plate return spring.
8. Install the automatic adjustment lever, on the front brake shoe of the rear wheel brake assembly.
9. Install the automatic adjustment lever to front brake shoe assembly spring.
10. Adjust brake shoes assemblies so as not to interfere with brake drum installation.
11. Install the rear brake drums on the hubs.
12. Adjust rear brake shoes.
13. Install the wheel and tire assembly.
14. 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.).
15. Road test vehicle. The automatic adjuster will continue the brake adjustment during the road test of the vehicle.