Brake Shoe: Adjustments

1. Raise and support rear of vehicle, remove rear wheels.
2. Remove flange to drum retaining screw, remove brake drums and disconnect rear brake cable.
3. Using a brake adjusting guage, measure the brake drum inside diameter.
4. Transfer measurement obtained in step 3 to brake shoes by using brake shoe star wheel adjuster until the guage just slides over the linings.
5. Connect parking brake cable, install brake drum and flange to drum retaining screw.
6. Lower vehicle to floor. While the vehicle is stationary, operate the parking brake repeatedly while depressing the brake pedal until a sufficient pedal stroke is obtained.