Parking Brake Shoe: Service and Repair
REMOVAL1. Release the parking brake.
2. Remove the two mounting bolts and remove the brake caliper assembly.
3. Suspend the brake caliper assembly so that the hose is not stretched.
4. Remove the disc rotor.
NOTE: If the disc rotor is difficult to remove, try the following two methods in order.
1 Turn the adjusting screw using a flat tip screwdriver until the brake shoe gets away enough from the disc rotor.
2 If the disc rotor seizes up within hub, drive out the disc rotor by pushing two 8 mm bolts in holes B on rotor.
5. Remove the shoe return spring from parking brake assembly.
6. Remove the front shoe hold down spring and pin.
7. Remove the strut and strut spring.
8. Remove the adjuster assembly from parking brake assembly.
9. Remove the brake shoe.
10. Remove the rear shoe hold down spring and pin with pliers.
11. Remove the parking brake cable from lever.
12. Using a flat tip screwdriver, raise the retainer. Remove the parking lever and washer from brake shoe.
INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Be sure the lining surface is free from oil and grease contamination.
1. Apply brake grease to the following places.
Brake grease: Brake Grease (Part No. 003602002)
^ Six contact surfaces of shoe rim and back plate packing
^ Contact surface of shoe wave and anchor pin
^ Contact surface of lever and strut
^ Contact surface of shoe wave and adjuster assembly
^ Contact surface of shoe wave and strut
^ Contact surface of lever and shoe wave
2. Insert the primary side brake shoe into anchor pin groove.
3. Secure the brake shoe with the shoe hold-down pin and cup.
4. Install the plate to anchor pin, and then assemble the primary return spring to anchor pin.
5. Install the parking brake cable to parking brake lever.
6. Assemble the strut and adjuster, and then secure the secondary side brake shoe with shoe holddown pin and cup.
NOTE:
^ Install the strut spring of both right and left wheel facing vehicle front.
^ Install the adjuster assembly with screw on left side.
7. Install the secondary return spring and adjusting spring.
8. Adjust the parking brake.
9. Drive the vehicle for parking brake lining "break-in".
1 Drive the vehicle at about 35 km/in (22 MPH).
2 With the parking brake release button pushed in, pull the parking brake lever gently.
3 Drive the vehicle for about 200 m (0.12 mile) in this condition.
4 Wait 5 to 10 minutes for the parking brake to cool down. Repeat once more from step (1).
5 After breaking-in, re-adjust the parking brakes.