Removal and Installation

PARKING BRAKE SHOE


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL

WARNING:
Clean any dust from the parking brake shoes and back plates with a vacuum dust collector. Never blow with compressed air.
1. Remove rear tires with power tool.
2. Remove disc rotor.
- 2WD: Removal And Installation.
- AWD: .

CAUTION:
Parking brake completely in the released position.





3. Remove return spring (1) of the upper side.





4. Remove return spring (1) of the lower side.





5. Remove spring (1).

CAUTION:
Never drop the removed parts.
6. Remove parking brake shoes, adjuster, brake strut and toggle lever.

CAUTION:
- The parking brake shoes for the front wheels are made of different materials from those for the rear wheels. Never mis-identify them when removing.
- Never drop the removed parts.





7. Press the rear cable spring (1) against spring tension to remove rear cable (3) from the clamp (A) of toggle lever (2).

CAUTION:
Never bend rear cable.
8. For the removal of back plate.
- 2WD: Removal And Installation.
- AWD: .

INSTALLATION
Note the following, install in the reverse order of removal.
- Apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silicone-based grease to the back plate and brake shoe.

CAUTION:
The parking brake shoes for the front wheels are made of different materials from those for the rear wheels. Never mis-identify them when removing and replacing.











- Assemble adjusters so that threaded part is expanded when rotating it in the direction shown by arrow.

- Shorten adjuster by rotating it.
- When disassembling apply PBC (Poly Butyl Cuprysil) grease or silicone-based grease to threads.





- Check that the component parts of the parking brake shoe are properly installed.
- Check brake shoe sliding surface and drum inner surface for grease. Wipe it off if it adhere on the surfaces.