Drum Brake System: Service and Repair

Drum Brake Hardware Replacement

Removal Procedure
1. Remove the brake drum. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement.

Caution: Refer to Brake Dust Caution In Service Precautions.

2. Remove the shoe hold clown pins (1) in order to release the shoe hold down springs (2).
3. Remove the shoe hold down springs.
4. Remove the following components:
^ The upper return spring (1)
^ The strut
^ The strut spring (3)
^ The pawl lover (6)
^ The lower return spring (4)

Installation Procedure

Important: Apply Lubriplate* Lubricant, GM PIN 1050109, or the equivalent white lithium grease, to all of the brake component metal contact points (whom the brake shoe metal contacts the backing plate, the wheel cylinder, the adjustment strut, ate.) prior to installation.

1. Install the following components:
^ The upper return spring (1)
^ The strut
^ The strut spring (3)
^ The pawl lever (6)
^ The lower return spring (4)
2. Install the shoe hold down springs (2). Turn the shoe hold down pins (1) in order to secure the shoe hold down springs.
3. Install the brake drum. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement.