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Backing Plate: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Using a brake pedal depressor, move and secure brake pedal to a position past its first 1 inch of travel. This will prevent brake fluid from draining out of master cylinder when brake tube is remove from wheel cylinder.
2. Raise vehicle.
3. Remove wheel and tire assembly.
4. Disconnect brake tube from rear of wheel cylinder. Cap open ends
5. Remove brake drum.
6. Remove brake shoes from brake support plate.
7. Remove the 2 bolts attaching the wheel cylinder to the brake support plate.
8. Remove the wheel cylinder from the brake support plate.
9. Disconnect the park brake cable from the park brake actuation lever.





10. Using a suitable tool such as a 14 mm box wrench or an aircraft type hose clamp, compress the flared legs on park brake cable retainer. Then pull the park brake cable out of brake support plate.
11. Remove the rear hub and bearing.
12. Remove the rear brake support plate from the rear axle.

INSTALLATION
1. Install the 4 hub and bearing to axle mounting bolts into the mounting holes in the flange of the rear axle.





2. Install the rear brake support plate on the 4 mounting bolts installed in the flange of the rear axle.
3. Install the rear hub and bearing (and connect wheel speed sensor where applicable) stopping short of installing the brake drum.
4. Install the rear park brake cable into its mounting hole in the rear brake support plate.
5. Install the park brake cable on the park brake actuation lever.
6. Apply sealant such as Mopar Gasket-In-A-Tube or equivalent around the wheel cylinder opening in the brake support plate.
7. Install wheel cylinder onto brake support. Install and tighten the wheel cylinder to brake support plate attaching bolts to 8 Nm (75 in. lbs.) torque.
8. Install brake tube into wheel cylinder. Tighten tube nut to a torque of 17 Nm (145 in. lbs.) torque.
9. Install the rear brake shoes on the brake support plate.
10. Install brake drum.
11. Install wheel and tire.
12. Tighten wheel stud nuts to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.).
13. Adjust drum brake shoes.
14. Remove brake pedal depressor tool.
15. Bleed the brake system as necessary.
16. Lower the vehicle.

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