Rear Brake Disassembly

Remove the hole plug (check), and check the shoe lining thickness through the hole.

Minimum thickness:

1.0 mm (0.0394 in.)

Release the parking brake lever, and remove the drum and gasket.

HINT:

If the drum cannot be removed easily, perform the following procedures.

Remove the hole plug (adjust) and insert a screwdriver into the hole on the backing plate, and hold the automatic adjust lever away from the adjuster.

Using another screwdriver, compress the shoe adjuster by turning the adjusting wheel.

Using needle-nose pliers, remove the adjust lever tension spring and lever.

Using pliers, remove the shoe hold down springs and pins from the front brake shoe and rear brake shoe.

Push the front or rear side of the wheel brake cylinder with the brake shoe. Then remove the side of the brake shoe opposite to the side of the cylinder being pushed. Finally, remove the remaining side of the brake shoe.

NOTICE:

Be careful not to damage the cylinder dust boot.

Move one of the shoes downward and remove the shoe tension spring.

Remove the front and rear brake shoes.

Remove the strut set and return spring from the shoe.

Remove the support clip from the strut set and return spring.

Using needle-nose pliers, disconnect the No. 3 parking brake cable from the parking brake shoe lever.

Using a screwdriver, remove the C-washer and lever.

Using a union nut wrench, disconnect the brake line.

Remove the 2 bolts and cylinder.

Remove the 2 cylinder dust boots from the cylinder.

Remove the 2 pistons and compression spring.

Remove the 2 wheel cylinder cups from the 2 pistons.

Remove the bleeder plug cap and bleeder plug from the cylinder.