Rear Brake Assembly; Support Plate Removal; Wheel Cylinder Removal - Chrysler 1956 Imperial Service Manual

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Raise car and remove wheel, hub and drum
assembly,
using puller (Tool C-845) to remove
drum
assembly.
In~ert
Tool C-3462 in the inner
support
plate
hole
with
the tool cam
slot engaging the spring
hook
(Fig. 5). Turn the tool handle to disengage
spring
from return
spring
link,
then
turn han-
dle in the opposite
direction to release
the
spring.
Remove both springs in this
manner.
CAUT
ION:
Do not use bmkc
Sl)ring
plien; as
damage
to
lining will
result.
Fig.
6
-
Removing
Broke Shoe
Guide
Spring
Turn
brake
shoe
guide
s
pring retainer
1j.~
turn and
remove (Fig. 6).
NOTE:
The
lip
on
end
0/
.m1"in!J
is
/01'
correct
positionin!J on oute,·
support
plate.
Fig. 7
- Removing
Broke
Shoe
from
Support Plate
10
Slide
shoes
from
support
plate assembly
(Fig.7).
Support
Plate
Re
moval
With the brake shoes
removed;
remove the two
screws
and lockwashers which
secu
re
wheel cyl-
inder to
support
plate assembly.
Fig.
8
-
Removing Broke
Shoe Support plate
Remove
the five
nuts
and
lockwashcr
s
that
retain the brake shoe
support
plate to the brake
support
and remove the brake
shoe support
plate (Fig. 8).
Wheel
Cylinde
r
Removal
With the brake
shoes
and brake
shoe
support
plate
removed,
disconnect brake fluid line
at
wheel cylinder and remove wheel
cylinder.
NOTE: Wheel
cylinder
disassembly,
1·eeo1Hli-
tioning, and
aS$embly
a~·e
the
same
as
outlined
in
the
19.55
Ch1·ysler Service Manual, D-1.5431.
REAR BRAKE ASSEMBLY
Assemble wheel
cylinder
on bl'ake
shoe support
plate. Install screws and lockwashers finger
tight.
Assemble
the brake
shoe
support plate
:t;;;;embly to the brake support.
NOTE: Be
sW'e
the brake adjusting
cam rub-
ber
dust
washers are in
place
and in
good
con-
dition
be/ore
installing
the bmke
SUPP01"t
plate
assembly.
Theu
washe1'S are located
between
the suppo,·t plate and the
umke
fJacking plate.
Tighten
suppor
t
plate
"crews to 35 foot-
pounds and wheel cylinder
screws
to 20 foot·
pounds. Connect brake fluid line to wheel
cyl-
inder.
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