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If old springs have overheated or are damaged, re- place. Overheating indications are paint discoloration BRAKE SHOE INSTALLATION Lubricate the eight shoe contact areas on the sup- port plate and anchor using Mopar Multi-Purpose KELSEY HAYES REASSEMBLE Assemble the park brake lever and wave washer to the new replacement shoe (Fig. 9). Attach upper return spring between the two new shoe assemblies. Apply a small amount of Mopar Multi-Purpose Lu- bricant or equivalent to the automatic adjuster screw Connect the lower shoe to shoe spring. Expand the automatic adjuster so that the end of the shoes will clear the wheel cylinder boots. Position the Install self adjuster lever and spring. with the drum installation. CAUTION: Make sure the adjuster screw nut contacts Install the drums and pump the brake pedal several times to partially complete the shoe ad- After adjusting the Parking brake cable (see Adjust- ing Parking Brake), road test vehicle. The automatic VARGA REASSEMBLE (1) Install park brake cable in park brake lever of trailing shoe. (2) Attach trailing shoe, then leading shoe lower springs to shoes and anchor plate. (3) Position shoes on support plate and install hold- down springs. (4) Install automatic adjusters. Left side adjuster has left hand threads and right side adjuster has (5) Install upper shoe to shoe spring. Ensure that the spring terminal ends are fully engaged in the shoe (6) Rotate serrated adjuster nut to remove free play from the adjuster assembly. (7) Install the adjuster lever on the leading shoe pivot pin. Then attach the short end of the adjuster (8) Connect park brake cable and adjust brake shoes so as not to interfere with drum installation. BRAKE DRUM REFACING Measure drum runout and diameter. If not to speci- fication, reface drum. (Runout should not exceed All drums will show markings of maximum allowable diameter (Fig. 12). Fig. 10 Adjuster Screw and Lever (Typical) Fig. 11 Shoe Contact Areas on Support Plate Ä BRAKES 5 - 21 |