BRAKE > Rear Drum Brake Shoe

REMOVAL

1. Set the vehicle on a lift.

2. Loosen the wheel nuts.

3. Lift up the vehicle, then remove the rear wheels.

4. Release the parking brake.

5. Remove the brake drum from brake assembly.

NOTE:

If it is difficult to remove the brake drum, remove the adjusting hole cover from back plate, then turn the adjuster assembly claws using a flat tip screwdriver until the brake shoe separates from the drum.

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Back plate

(2)

Wheel cylinder ASSY

(3)

Adjuster ASSY claws

(4)

Adjusting lever

(5)

Tightening direction

(6)

Push direction

If the brake drum is difficult to remove, drive it out by installing an 8-mm bolt into bolt hole in brake drum.

6. Hold the hold-down pin by securing rear of back plate with your hand.

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Hold-down cup

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Hold-down pin

7. Rotate the hold-down cup and remove from the hold-down pin.

8. Disconnect the lower shoe return spring from the brake shoe.

9. Remove each brake shoe along with adjuster from back plate.

CAUTION:

Be careful not to excessively bend the parking brake cable when removing the brake shoes.

(1)

Wheel cylinder ASSY

(2)

Adjuster ASSY

(3)

Back plate

(4)

Lower shoe return spring

(5)

Parking lever

(6)

Brake shoe (Trailing)

10. Disconnect the parking brake cable from the parking brake lever.

(1)

Parking brake cable

(2)

Brake shoe (Trailing)

(3)

Parking brake lever

11. Remove the upper shoe return spring and adjusting spring from the brake shoe.

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Upper shoe return spring

(2)

Adjusting spring