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Look like the design change was later, but 1998 might be iffy unless your 1998 was made in 1997.
Isuzu North America also offered a three-door version under the name Isuzu Amigo, sold as the Isuzu MU in Japan. A second generation of the SUV was released in 1998 for the 1998 model year, with the three-door Amigo becoming the "Rodeo Sport" in 2000 for the 2001 model year.
The easiest way is to pull the wheels and the drum and adjust the self adjuster at the bottom (it is a threaded affair with a sprocket on it at the bottom of the assembly). They sell a tool to adjust this without pulling wheels, but I always found it easier to do it with the wheels removed which allows inspection of the self adjuster and springs and brake "nails". Adjust the pads until they just touch the drums and then back them off a little. push the brake pads together before reinstalling the drum, spin the drums to make sure they aren't scrubbing, reinstall wheels and take for a test drive to make sure the pads are seated and recheck if necessary. It sounds complicated but the hardest part is taking off the wheels and drums. Hope this is useful.
Remove the leading shoe holding pin and spring, and then the leading shoe.
Remove the self-adjuster and the adjuster lever.
Remove the trailing shoe holding pin and spring.
Disconnect the parking brake cable from the trailing shoe and remove the trailing shoe. Remove the parking brake lever from the trailing shoe.
To install:
Attach the parking brake lever to the trailing shoe.
Connect the parking brake cable to the parking brake lever.
Apply a thin coat of high temperature grease to the shoe contact points on the brake backing plate (locations A and C in the accompanying illustration), piston contact surface (B), and self-adjuster (D).
Fig. 1: Exploded view of the rear drum brakes — Amigo and Rodeo
Position the trailing shoe on the backing plate and install the hold-down pin, spring, and retainer. Don't stretch the return spring when fitting the shoes onto the backing plate.
Connect the upper return spring and the leading shoe to the trailing shoe and position the leading brake shoe on the backing plate.
Install the adjuster assembly and the hold-down pin, spring, and retainer.
Use a brake spring tool to install the lower return spring.
Install the self-adjuster lever and adjuster spring.
Adjust the shoe-to-drum clearance to 0.0098–0.0157 in. (0.25–0.40mm) and install the brake drum.
Check the brake drum for scoring or other wear. Machine or replace as necessary. Check the maximum brake drum diameter specification when machining.
REMOVE WHEELS, MAKE SURE H/BRAKE FULLY OF, REMOVE GRUB SCREWS, BANG DRUMS HARD TO FREE OFF FROM RUST. SOMETIMES MAY HAVE TO RELEASE SELF ADJUSTERS FROM BACK OF DRUM VIA RUBBER BUNG ?? SMALL PEN LIGHT TORCH AND FLAT BLADE SCREW DRIVER..
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