Chrysler neon 1997 Service Manual page 114

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(5) Remove the rear brake shoes from the brake
support plate. Refer to Rear Brake Shoes in the
Removal And Installation Section in this group of the BRAKE SUPPORT WRENCH C ABLE WHEEL CYLINDER ASSEM- PLATE ING RETAINER HOUS- WHEEL ATTACHING BOLTS BLY
service manual for the proper brake shoe assembly
removal procedure.
(6) Disconnect the rear brake flex hose tube from
the wheel cylinder (Fig. 92).
Fig. 92 Brake Flex Hose Tube At Wheel Cylinder
(7) Remove park brake actuator lever from the
park brake cable.
(8) Position a 1/2 wrench over the retainer fingers
on the end of the parking brake cable (Fig. 93). Com-
press cable housing retaining fingers and start cable
housing out of support plate (Fig. 93). Remove
wrench when retainer is free from the park brake
cable mounting hole in the rear brake support plate.
Alternate method is to use a aircraft type hose clamp
over cable housing end fitting compressing the three
fingers.
Fig. 93 Removing Park Brake Cable From Support
CYLINDER PARK BRAKE CABLE SUPPORT REAR BRAKE FLEX HOSE
Plate
(9) Remove the 4 brake support plate to knuckle
attaching bolt and washer assemblies. Separate
PLATE TUBE brake support plate from rear suspension knuckle.
INSTALL
(1) Install brake support plate and gasket on rear
suspension knuckle casting. Torque support plate to
knuckle casting attaching bolts to 75 N·m (55 ft.
lbs.).
(2) Insert parking brake cable end fitting into
brake support plate.
(3) Hand start hydraulic brake hose tube fitting to
wheel cylinder. Torque tube nut to wheel cylinder fit-
ting to 17 N·m (145 in. lbs.).
(4) Attach parking brake cable to the parking
brake actuator.
(5) Install rear brake shoe assemblies on the brake
support plate. Refer to Rear Brake Shoes in the
Removal And Installation Section in this group of the
service manual for the proper brake shoe assembly
installation procedure.
(6) Install rear hub and bearing assembly on rear
spindle. Install a NEW hub and bearing assembly
retaining nut (Fig. 91). Torque hub and bearing
assembly retaining nut to 217 N·m (160 ft. lbs.).
Install dust cap.
(7) Adjust brake shoes assemblies so as not to
interfere with brake drum installation.
(8) Install brake drum. Adjust and bleed service
brakes.
(9) After brake drums are installed, pump brake
pedal several times to do final adjustment of the
brake shoe assemblies.
(10) Install the wheel and tire assembly. Tighten
the wheel mounting stud nuts in proper sequence
until all nuts are torqued to half specification. Then
repeat the tightening sequence to the full specified
torque of 135 N·m (100 ft. lbs.).
REAR BRAKE WHEEL CYLINDER
REMOVE
(1) Raise vehicle on jack stands or centered on a
frame contact type hoist. See Hoisting in the Lubri-
cation and Maintenance section of this manual, for
the required lifting procedure to be used for this
vehicle.
(2) Remove the tire and wheel assembly from the
vehicle.
(3) Remove rear brake drum.
(4) Remove rear brake shoe assemblies from the
brake support plate. Refer to Rear Brake Shoes in
the Removal And Installation Section in this group of
the service manual for the proper brake shoe assem-
bly removal procedure.
(5) If brake shoes are wet with grease or brake
fluid, remove and replace.
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