Caution: Refer to Brake Dust Caution in the Preface section.

1. Release the park brake, if applied.
2. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
3. Remove the tire and wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
4. Remove the brake drum. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement .
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. Refer to Drum Brake Adjusting Hardware Replacement .



8. Remove the park brake hardware. Refer to Park Brake Hardware Replacement in Park Brake.



9. Remove the rear brake shoes.

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



2. Install the park brake hardware. Refer to Park Brake Hardware Replacement in Park Brake.



3. Lubricate the adjuster screw.



4. Install the brake adjusting hardware. Refer to Drum Brake Adjusting Hardware Replacement .



5. Adjust the rear brake and drum. Refer to Drum Brake Adjustment .
6. Install the brake drum



7. Adjust the rear brakes.
8. Install the tire and wheel. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
9. Lower the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.