Conventional Brake Components

Rear Brake Shoes Replacement (cont'd)

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Reassembly (4-door)
  1. Connect the parking brake cable to the parking brake lever.
  2. Apply rubber grease (Solvest 113 or equivalent) on the sliding surfaces as illustrated. Wipe off any excess. Do not get grease on the brake linings.
    Sliding surfaces

  1. Install the parking brake lever (A) on the rear brake shoe (B) and secure it with the pivot pin (C), wave washer (D) and a new U-clip (E). Pinch the U-clip securely to prevent it from coming off.

  1. Install the self-adjuster (C) and self-adjuster spring (D) on the front brake shoe (E).

  1. Assemble the brake shoes with clevis A, adjuster bolt (F), clevis B and the upper return spring (G).

NOTE: Thread the adjuster bolt fully into clevis A.

  1. Apply Molykote 44MA grease onto the sliding surfaces as illustrated. Wipe off any excess. Do not get grease on the brake linings.
    Sliding surfaces
    O Backside edge of the shoe

  1. Install the shoe assembly on the backing plate by fitting the top of the shoes onto the wheel cylinder pistons and the bottom of the shoes onto the locating plate.