Removal Procedure
- Raise the vehicle. Refer to
Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle
in General Information.
- Remove the spring from
the equalizer.
- Loosen the equalizer.
- Remove the connector at the front cable.
- Remove the brake drum and the shoe assembly. Make sure to bend
in the cable-retaining fingers at the backing plate. Refer to
Brake Shoe Replacement
in Drum Brakes.
- Remove the rear cable.
Installation Procedure
- Connect the rear cable
into the backing plate. Make sure all retaining fingers are completely through
the backing plate.
- Install the brake shoes and the drum assembly. Refer to
Brake Shoe Replacement
in Drum Brakes.
- Install the connector.
- Connect the spring to the equalizer.
- Adjust the rear cables. Refer to
Park Brake Cable Service/Adjustment
.
- Lower the vehicle.