Rear Drum Brake Shoe - Subaru IMPREZA 2002 Service Manual

REAR DRUM BRAKE SHOE
BRAKE
8. Rear Drum Brake Shoe
A: REMOVAL
1 ) Loosen the wheel nuts, jack-up the vehicle, sup-
port it with rigid racks, and remove the wheel.
2) Release the parking brake.
3) Remove the brake drum from brake assembly.
NOTE:
If it is difficult to remove the brake drum, remove
the adjusting hole cover from back plate, and then
turn the adjuster assembly pawls using a slot-type
screwdriver until the brake shoe separates from the
drum.
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Wheel cylinder
Adjuster ASSY
pawls
Adjusting lever
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Push
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If the brake drum is difficult to remove, drive it out
by installing an 8-mm bolt into bolt hole in brake
drum.
4) Hold the hold-down pin by securing rear of back
plate with your hand.
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5 ) Disconnect the hold-down cup from hold-down
pin by rotating hold-down cup.
6) Disconnect the lower shoe return spring from
shoes.
7) Remove the shoes one by one from back plate
with adjuster.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to bend the parking brake cable
excessively when removing the brake shoes.
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Wheel cvlinder
/Adjuster
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Lower shoe retur; spring
Pa;king lever
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8) Disconnect the parking brake cable from parking
lever.
(1 ) Hold-down cup
(2) Hold-down pin
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