Removal and Replacement

Parking Brake Shoe Replacement

CAUTION
Frequent inhalation of brake pad dust, regardless of material composition, could be hazardous to your health.
- Avoid breathing dust particles.

- Never use an air hose or brush to clean brake assemblies. Use an OSHA-approved vacuum cleaner.



Disassembly

1. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations. Service and Repair

2. Remove the rear wheels.

3. Release the parking brake, and remove the rear brake disc/drum. Rear Brake Disc Replacement

4. Disconnect and remove the upper return spring (A).

5. Remove the adjuster assembly (B).






6. Disconnect and remove the lower return spring (A).






7. Remove the parking brake lever assembly (A), and disconnect it from the parking brake cable end (B).






8. Remove the tension pins (A) by pushing respective retainer springs (B), and turning the pin.

9. Remove the parking brake shoes (C).






Reassembly

1. Apply Molycote 44MA grease to the shoe ends (A), sliding surfaces (B), and opposite edges of the parking brake shoe (C) as shown. Wipe off any excess. Keep grease off the brake linings.






2. Reinstall the tension pins (A) and retainer springs (B).






3. Connect the parking brake cable end (A) to the parking brake lever assembly (B), and install the parking brake lever assembly.






4. Reinstall the lower return spring (A).






5. Clean the threaded portions of the clevis pin A, and coat the threads of the clevis pin A with grease. Clean the sliding surface of the clevis pin B, and coat the sliding surface of the clevis pin B with grease. Install the clevis pin A and B on the adjuster (C) and shorten the clevis pin A by turning the adjuster.

6. Position the brake shoe adjuster assembly (D) on the parking brake shoes.

7. Reinstall the upper return spring (E).

8. Install the rear brake disc/drum and the rear brake caliper. Rear Brake Disc Replacement

9. Do the major parking brake adjustment. Adjustments

10. Clean the mating surfaces between the brake disc/drum and the inside of the wheel, then install the rear wheels.