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Makes 🢒 Saturn 🢒 2006 🢒 VUE - AWD 🢒 Preface 🢒 Cautions and Notices 🢒 Drum Brake Hardware Inspection

Object Number: 695644 Size: SH
  1. Visually inspect the drum brake system hold-down springs (4) for the following:
    2. • Excessive corrosion
    • Damaged or bent locating pins
    • Broken spring coils
    • Damaged retaining cups
  2. Visually inspect the lower return spring (7) and the upper return/adjuster actuator spring (3) for the following:
    3. • Excessive corrosion
    • Excessive stretching
    • Broken hook ends
    • Twisting or binding
  3. If any of the conditions listed were found, the drum brake system hardware requires replacement.
  4. Visually inspect the park brake lever (5) for the following:
    5. • Bent
    • Broken pivot
    • Broken at park brake cable attachment
  5. If any of the conditions listed were found, the park brake lever and/or attaching hardware requires replacement.