Brake Shoe: Service and Repair
Removal1. Raise vehicle on a hoist.
2. Remove wheel and tire assembly.
3. Remove wheel hub and brake drum.
4. Remove parking brake rear cable and conduit from parking brake lever.
5. Remove two brake shoe hold-down springs and brake shoe hold-down spring pins.
Lifting Brake Shoe Assembly Off Backing Plate:
6. Lift rear brake shoes and linings and adjuster assembly off rear brake backing plate and rear wheel cylinder assembly. Be careful not to bend brake shoe adjusting lever during assembly removal.
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7. Remove brake shoe retracting springs from lower brake shoe and lining attachments and upper shoe-to-adjusting lever attachment points. This will separate rear brake shoes and linings and disengage adjuster mechanism.
8. Remove horseshoe parking brake lever pin retainer and spring washer. Remove from trailing shoe.
Installation
1. Apply a light coating of Silicone Brake Caliper Grease and Dielectric Compound D7AZ-19A331-A or equivalent meeting Ford specification ESE-M1C171-A to rear brake backing plate-brake shoe, contact areas.
2. Apply a light coat of Silicone Brake Caliper Grease and Dielectric Compound D7AZ-19A331-A or equivalent meeting Ford specification ESE-M1C171-A to threaded areas of brake adjuster screw and brake shoe adjusting screw socket. Assemble brake adjuster with stainless steel washer. Turn brake shoe adjusting screw socket all the way down on screw, then back off one turn.
3. Install parking brake lever to trailing shoe with spring washer and new parking brake lever pin retainer. Crimp parking brake lever pin retainer to securely retain parking brake lever.
4. Position trailing shoe on rear brake backing plate. Install brake shoe hold-down spring pin and brake shoe hold-down spring. Attach rear parking brake cable.
5. Position leading shoe on rear brake backing plate. Install brake shoe hold-down spring pin and brake shoe hold-down spring and attach lower brake shoe adjusting screw spring to brake shoes.
6. Install adjuster assembly to slots in rear brake shoes and linings. Socket end must fit into slot in leading shoe (wider slot). Slot in adjuster nut must fit into slots in trailing shoe and parking brake lever.
Adjusting Lever Installation:
7. Install brake shoe adjusting lever on pin on leading shoe and to slot in brake shoe adjusting screw socket.
8. Install upper brake shoe adjusting screw spring in slot on trailing shoe and slot in adjuster lever. Brake shoe adjusting lever should contact star and adjuster assembly.
9. CAUTION: To prevent damage to threads, do not use power or impact-type tools to tighten the rear axle wheel hub retainer.
Install wheel hub and brake drum.
10. Install tire and wheel assembly. Tighten lug nuts to 115 - 142 Nm (85 - 104 ft. lbs.). Do not use power or impact-type tools; use a torque wrench.