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For 1990-2009 cars only

Removal Procedure

  1. Install the pin into the park brake pedal. Refer to Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Disabling .
  2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
  3. Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
  4. Remove the brake drum. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement .

  5. Object Number: 394650  Size: SH
  6. Remove the drum brake shoes and hardware. Refer to Brake Shoe Replacement .
  7. Remove the park brake hardware.

Installation Procedure

Important: Apply a high temperature silicone brake lubricant to all of the brake component metal contact points (where the brake shoe metal contacts the backing plate, the wheel cylinder and the adjustment strut, etc.) prior to installation.


    Object Number: 394650  Size: SH
  1. Replace the park brake hardware components as necessary.
  2. Install the drum brake shoes and hardware. Refer to Brake Shoe Replacement .
  3. Install the drum. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement .
  4. Install the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
  5. Remove the pin from the park brake pedal. Refer to Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Enabling .
  6. Adjust the park brake. Refer to Park Brake Adjustment .
  7. Lower the vehicle.