Brake Shoe: Service and Repair

Brake Shoe Replacement

Removal Procedure
1. Release the park brake, if applied.
2. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.
3. Remove the tire and wheel.





4. Remove the brake drum.
5. Using denatured alcohol, clean the rear brake shoes and the hardware.
6. Using non-lubricated, filtered compressed air, dry the rear brakes and hardware.





7. Remove the brake adjusting hardware.





8. Remove the park brake hardware.





9. Remove the rear brake shoes.

Installation Procedure





1. Lubricate the brake shoe backing plate with a thin coat of high temperature silicone lubricant.





2. Install the park brake hardware.





3. Lubricate the adjuster screw.





4. Install the brake adjusting hardware.

Fig. 8 Adjusting Brake Shoes To Brake Drum Inside Diameter:

5. Adjust the rear brake and drum.
6. Install the brake drum





7. Adjust the rear brakes.
8. Install the tire and wheel.
9. Lower the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.