Silver Drum Brakes
Drum brakes are the rear brakes used on some vehicles. A drum brake is a braking step that consists of a steel housing (the drum) and pads (brake shoes). When you requirement to slow down, you press the brake pedal, which pushes hydraulic fluid concluded the operation and actuates springs inside the drum which push the shoe against the inside of the drum to slow your vehivle down. Over date, the brake shoes Testament wear down and you Testament include to exchange them (once they incline 1/8-inch thick).
Instructions
1. Assign the tire wrench over the lug nuts and turn them counterclockwise to hole them loose. You should peerless loosen them. Effect not remove the lug nuts. This is to fabricate it easier to last to loosen and remove the lug nuts when the vehicle is on jack stands.
2. Settle your vehicle in headmost gear provided it is a morals transmission. Otherwise, liberty the transmission in "grounds" and situate the emergency brake on.
3. Jack the vehicle up using the rear jack mark. It should be located near the Timber existence underneath the vehicle, and Testament be an margin of the frame of the vehicle.
4. Apartment a jack stand on either side of the machine, under the frame or under the pinch welds in the rear of the vehicle. This will remove the spring and the retainer. The brake shoes will then come lose so that you can remove them.10. Put the new brake shoes on and put the drum back together. To engage in this, gently push on the front and sides of the vehicle and practise certain that the vehicle does not shift on the jack stands.
5. Remove the lug nuts and rotate remainder of the path using the tire wrench.
6. Loosen and remove the bolts holding the spindle on. There should be either four or five bolts depending on your vehicle. Once the bolts are removed, you may desideratum to hit the drum in direction for it to come off. Rust and corrosion keep credible built up over allotment so you may essential to hit it rather indurated. To bring about this, accept your hammer and hit the side of the drum all the means environing.
7. Remove the drum when it comes loose.
8. Examine the brake shoes, springs, and boots for wear. Using the brake spring part, carefully remove the brake shoe retainer springs for Everyone of the brake shoes
9. Celebrate the back of the retainer pin (not visible in the illustration) and place the brake shoe removal tool over the retainer spring (the red arrows point to it). Press "in" and turn the tool counterclockwise. The pinch welds are an period of the unibody. On the contrary, they are structurally sound Sufficiently to bedding the weight of the machine. Lower the machine onto the jack stands and evaluation to espy that the automobile is steady.
Installation is the reverse of removal.
11. Put the outer part of the drum back on and replace the bolts and spindle you removed.
12. Line up the holes on the rim of the wheel and slide it back on. Hand tighten the lug nuts and give them a 1/4 turn with the tire wrench clockwise to tighten. The wheel should sit firmly against the drum brake assembly.
13. Lower the car off the jack stands. Torque the lug nuts anywhere between 75 and100 foot pounds, depending on your manufacturer's recommendations. Use a crisscross pattern to tighten the lug nuts. For example, tighten one lug nut and then tighten the nut across from it.
14. Check the braking system and ensure that there is correct pressure in the brake lines by pumping them a few times.
