Ford Ranger Maintaince And Repair Manual page 1000

1. Raise and support the vehicle and remove the wheel and brake drum from the wheel to be worked on.
If you have never replaced the brakes on a car before and you are not too familiar with the procedures
involved, only disassemble and assemble one side at a time, leaving the other side intact as a reference
during reassembly.
2. 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.
3. 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.
Clean the brake shoe assemblies with a liquid cleaning solution, NEVER with compressed air
To begin remove the brake shoes, pull the adjuster cable towards the shoe ...
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