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You take off the top spring then the adjuster then release the spring holding the back shoe then take off the bottom spring then the front shoe spring with that shoe loose you can disconnect the parking brake do not set the parking bake to do a brake job you can't get the drum off to start with
A SOLUTION for my 95 E350 club wagon: High speed vibration at 70 that went extreme if braking. Checked and replaced every other likely cause. The fix came when discovering that in the rear drums the mechanism to activate the emergency/parking brake was jammed and corroded. This caused the brakes to drag slightly and heat up and glaze the brake shoes. Cleaning and lubricating that mechanism (along with new shoes) made the severe vibration go away. The mechanic said that in 20 years of fixing cars, he had never seen this.
The vibration felt like it was in the front end, but not so. Before finding the problem there was wasted costs in parts and labor that did not fix the problem; including wheel balancing, rotor and pad replacements, shoe and drum replacement, wheel bearing replacement, suspension bushing replacement, shock absorber, pitman arm, sway bar, ball joints, sway bar bushing replacement, and ball joint.
Hopefully you can save all that cost and time by a quick check of the drum emergency brake mechanism. The good side is my suspension is good for another 200,000 miles now. That was costly.
if the parking brake is inside the rear disk brake then the answer is no ,remove the brake caliper complete with the support bracket and remove the brake disk (rotor) and its it is all revealed
Raise and support the vehicle and remove the wheel and brake drum from the wheel to be worked on.
NOTE: If you have never replaced the brakes on a van before and you are not too familiar with the procedures involved, only dissemble and assemble one side at a time, leaving the other side intact as a reference during reassembly.
Install a clamp over the ends of the wheel cylinder to prevent the pistons of the wheel cylinder from coming out, causing loss of fluid and much grief.
Contract the brake shoes by pulling the self-adjusting lever away from the starwheel adjustment screw and turn the starwheel up and back until the pivot nut is drawn onto the starwheel as far as it will come.
Pull the adjusting lever, cable and automatic adjuster spring down and toward the rear to unhook the pivot hook from the large hole in the secondary shoe web. Do not attempt to pry the pivot hook from the hole.
Remove the automatic adjuster spring and the adjusting lever.
Remove the secondary shoe-to-anchor spring with a brake tool. (Brake tools are very common implements and are available at auto parts stores). Remove the primary shoe-to-anchor spring and unhook the cable anchor. Remove the anchor pin plate.
Fig. 2: Use an appropriate tool to disengage the retracting springs
Raise and support the vehicle.
Remove the wheel and drum.
Fig. 4: Common heavy duty drum brake assembly
Fig. 5: Remove the brake drum from the rear axle
Fig. 6: Remove the parking brake lever retaining nut, located behind the backing plate
Fig. 7: Disconnect the adjusting cable from the anchor pin, cable guide and lever
Fig. 8: Slide the parking brake lever out from its mounting
Fig. 9: Disconnect the parking brake cable from the lever
Fig. 10: Use an appropriate tool to disconnect the return springs from their retaining holes
Fig. 11: Disengage the hold-down springs from the retaining clips on the backing plate
Fig. 12: Back off the adjusting screw and remove it from the brake assembly
Fig. 13: Spread the shoes apart and remove them from the backing plate
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.
First, get a set of brake shoes.
Second pull off wheels on both sides then remove the brake drums on both sides.
On one side pull off brake shoes springs clamps ect.
Using the side not dissasembled as an example, use it as a reference while assembling the side apart. Then pull apart the other side, and use the side reassembled to put together that side using it as a reference.
Replace drums and wheels, good luck, and give me a nice vote please.
on a 07 f450 and a f550 there is brake shoes in a rear drum behind the rotor the backing plate on one side has a slot on top the other side its on the bottom use a brake tool to adjust the star wheel
You brake shoes are probably hanging up.If you are replacing the rear rotors just take a small sledge and beat on the back of the rotor where the dust shield is exposed.
Item
Part Number
Description
1
2069
Brake Shoe Hold-Down Spring Pin
2
—
Rear Wheel Cylinder Retaining Bolt (2 Req'd)
3
—
Washer (2 Req'd)
4
—
Anchor Pin (Part of 2211)
5
—
Wheel Cylinder
6
2028
Brake Shoe Anchor Pin Guide Plate
7
2A637
Parking Brake Lever
8
2296
Brake Shoe Retracting Spring (Short)
9
2296
Brake Shoe Retracting Spring (Long)
10
2200
Rear Brake Shoe and Lining (Secondary)
11
—
Washer
12
2106
Parking Brake Lever Pin Retainer
13
—
Brake Shoe Adjusting Lever Cable Guide
14
2A642
Primary Brake Shoe Parking Brake Lever Link
15
2A601
Parking Brake Link Spring
16
2068
Brake Shoe Hold-Down Spring
17
2A176
Brake Shoe Adjusting Lever
18
2048
Brake Shoe Adjusting Screw Socket
19
2047
Brake Shoe Adjusting Screw Nut
20
2041
Brake Adjusting Screw
21
2049
Brake Shoe Adjusting Screw Spring
22
2200
Rear Brake Shoe and Lining (Primary)
23
2A178
Brake Shoe Adjusting Lever Cable
24
2211
Brake Backing Plate
Heavy Duty Rear Brake
Item
Part Number
Description
1
—
Rear Wheel Cylinder Retaining Bolt
2
00538
Lock Nut
3
2212
Rear Brake Backing Plate
4
2262
Rear Wheel Cylinder
5
2A642
Primary Brake Shoe Parking Brake Lever Link
6
2A601
Parking Brake Link Spring
7
2A637
Parking Brake Lever
8
2106
Parking Brake Lever Pin Retainer
9
—
Parking Brake Lever Bolt
10
—
Secondary Shoe Assembly
11
2A179
Brake Shoe Adjusting Lever Cable Guide
12
2068
Brake Shoe Hold-Down Spring
13
—
Adjusting Lever Pin
14
—
Adjusting Lever Return Spring
15
2A176
Brake Shoe Adjusting Lever
16
2047
Brake Shoe Adjusting Screw Nut
17
2049
Brake Shoe Adjusting Screw Spring
18
2041
Brake Adjuster Screw
19
—
Primary Shoe Assembly
20
2068
Brake Shoe Hold-Down Spring
21
2200
Rear Brake Shoe and Lining
22
2035
Brake Shoe Retracting Spring
23
2A178
Brake Shoe Adjusting Lever Cable
24
2092
Brake Adjusting Hole Cover
25
2069
Brake Shoe Hold-Down Spring Pin
The rear drum brakes:
Have internal shoes that expand against the brake drum (1126).
Are a single-anchor type.
Are actuated by one rear wheel cylinder (2262).
Have two pistons in the rear wheel cylinder (2261). One exerts force against the upper end of the primary shoe; the other exerts force against the upper end of the secondary shoe.
Adjust rear brake shoes and linings (2200) automatically.
Need manual brake adjustment if the adjusters are not operating properly or after the rear brake shoes and linings have been replaced.
When the brake pedal is applied, hydraulic fluid pressure forces the pistons in the rear wheel cylinder outward, moving the rear brake shoes and linings against the brake drum.
The rear drum brake system includes the parking brake mechanism. Refer to Section 206-05 .
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