Removal Procedure
Caution: Refer to Brake Dust Caution in the Preface section.
- Raise the vehicle. Refer to
Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle
in General Information.
- Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to
Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation
in Tires and Wheels.
Important: If the brake drum is going to be reused, mark the relationship of the brake
drum to one of the wheel studs. This will ensure the proper that the brake drum
will be replaced to it's original position.
- Remove the rear brake drum.
- Using denatured alcohol, clean the rear brake shoes and hardware.
- Using non-lubricated, filtered compressed air, dry the rear brake shoes
and hardware.
- Remove the rear brake shoes and hardware.
- Remove the park brake hardware.
Installation Procedure
Important: Apply a high temperature silicone 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.
- Replace the park brake hardware components
as necessary.
- Install the drum brake shoes and hardware. Refer to
Brake Shoe Replacement
.
- Install the rear brake drum.
- Install the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to
Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation
in Tires and Wheels.
- Lower the vehicle. Refer to
Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle
in General Information.