Drum Brake Adjustment Leading/Trailing Drum Brakes
A manual adjustment of the rear drum brakes is required after replacing
the rear linings.
- Remove the brake drum. Refer to
Brake Drum Replacement
.
- Turn the adjusting screw until the wheel can just be turned by
hand.
- The brake drag should be equal at both wheels.
- Back off the adjusting screw 20 notches. Brakes should have no
drag after the adjusting screw is backed off about 10 notches. If a heavy
drag is still present, refer to
Park Brake Cable Service/Adjustment
.
- Check the parking brake adjustment. Refer to
Park Brake Cable Service/Adjustment
.
Drum Brake Adjustment Duo-Servo Drum Brakes
- Remove the adjusting hole cover in the backing plate.
- Turn the adjusting screw until the wheel can be turned by hand.
The brake drag should be equal at both ends.
- Back off the adjusting screw 33 notches.
Important: Brakes should have no drag after the screw has been backed off about
15 notches. If a heavy drag is present, refer to
Parking Brake Shoe Replacement
in Parking Brake.
- Install an adjusting hole cover in the backing plate.
- Check the parking brake adjustment. Refer to
Park Brake Cable Service/Adjustment
.