Tools Required

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

1. Check to ensure that the park brake is fully released.
2. Raise and 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.
5. If the brake drum is to be reinstalled to the vehicle, use the J 41013 to clean any rust or corrosion from the hub/flange mating surface of the brake drum.
6. If necessary, carefully remove any corrosion from the edge of the drum braking surface in order to ease installation.
7. Use the J 42450-A to clean the wheel hub flange.

1. Adjust the drum brakes. Refer to Drum Brake Adjustment .



2. Install the brake drum.
3. Install the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation in Tires and Wheels.
4. Apply the brakes approximately three times in order to seat and center the brake shoes within the drum.
5. Lower the vehicle.