Rear Brake Shoe On-Vehicle Inspection; Rear Brake Shoe Removal And Installation - Suzuki SX4 Service Manual

4C-3 Rear Brakes:
Brake Shoe
CAUTION
!
Never polish lining with sandpaper. If lining is
polished with sandpaper, hard particles of
sandpaper will be deposited in lining and
may damage drum. When it is required to
correct lining, replace it with a new one.
Measure thickness of brake shoe (1). Also, check
surface of lining for hardening, excessive wear.
Rear brake shoe lining thickness "a"
Standard: 4.0 mm (0.157 in.)
Limit: 1.0 mm (0.04 in.)
If necessary, replace new brake shoes.
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Rear Brake Shoe On-Vehicle Inspection

Amount of brake shoe wear can be checked as follows.
1) Hoist vehicle.
2) Remove rubber cover (plug) (1) from brake back
plate.
3) Through hole of back plate, visually check for
thickness of brake shoe lining (2). If lining thickness
is less than specified wear limit, replace all brake
shoes with new ones.
Lining thickness "a"
Service limit: 1.0 mm (0.04 in.)

Rear Brake Shoe Removal and Installation

Removal
"a"
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NOTE
When replacing brake shoe, replace it on the
right and left.
1) Remove brake drum referring to "Rear Brake Drum
Removal and Installation".
2) Push and rotate 90° hold down pin (1) and remove
hold down pin (1) and hold down spring (2).
3) Remove return springs, brake shoes and adjuster.
4) Disconnect parking brake shoe lever (1) from
parking brake cable (2).
5) Remove push nut (1).
6) Remove parking brake shoe lever (2) from shoe rim
(3).
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