Chevrolet Corvette 1963 Repair & Tune-Up Manual page 296

276 BRAKES
contact surfaces, anchor pin, and adjusting
screw threads.
11. Install the return spring on the re
placement shoes and position the shoes on the
anchor pin.
12. Install the adjuster spring and ad
juster. Turn the adjuster screw to expand the
shoes.
13. Turn the axle shaft flange so that the
adjustment hole aligns with the front hold-
down spring pin.
14. Push the shoe forward and over the
hold-down pin.
15. Install the spring and retainer over the
hold-down pin and using needle-nosed pliers
again, and a screwdriver as in Step 6, depress
the spring and twist the pin 90°.
16. Repeat the above step on the rear shoe.
Another pair of needle-nosed pliers will have
to be utilized to hold the pin in position, as
head of this pin is not accessible.
17. Turn the adjuster screw to retract the
shoes.
18. Install the brake disc onto the studs,
making sure that the adjustment holes in the
disc and flange align.
19. Install the caliper as previously out
lined.
20. Adjust the parking brake as previously
described.
21. Install the tire and wheel and lower the
car.
22. After installation of new parking brake
linings, the shoes should be burnished. At a
speed of 50 mph, apply the parking brakes
until a slight drag is felt. Keep the brakes on
for approximately 50-60 seconds.