Dodge D150 1990 Service Manual page 252

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BRAKES i - 43
BRAKESHOE REMOVAL
(1) Remove rear wheel and d r u m .
(2) Remove shoe r e t u r n springs w i t h tool C-3785
(Fig. 2).
Fig. 2 Removing/Installing Shoe Return Springs
(3) Remove adjuster cable. Slide cable eye off an-
chor p i n and remove cable f r o m adjuster lever.
(4) Remove cable guide f r o m secondary shoe and
remove anchor plate f r o m anchor p i n .
(5) Remove adjuster lever. Disengage lever from
spring by s l i d i n g lever f o r w a r d to clear pivot and
w o r k lever out from under spring.
(6) Remove adjuster lever s p r i n g f r o m pivot.
(7) Disengage and remove shoe s p r i n g f r o m brake-
shoes.
(8) Disengage and remove adjuster screw assembly
f r o m brakeshoes.
(9) Remove brake shoe retainers, springs and pins
w i t h tool C-4070, (Fig. 3).
Fig. 3 Removing/Installing Shoe Retainers, Springs
and Pins
(10) Remove secondary brakeshoe from support
plate.
(11) Remove s t r u t a n d a n t i r a t t l e spring (Fig. 4).
Fig. 4 Removing/Installing Strut And Spring
(12) Remove p a r k i n g brake lever from secondary
shoe.
(13) Remove p r i m a r y shoe f r o m support plate.
(14) Disengage p a r k i n g brake lever from p a r k i n g
brake cable.
CLEANING AND INSPECTION
Clean the brake components, i n c l u d i n g the support
plate a n d wheel cylinder exterior, w i t h a water
dampened cloth or w i t h Mopar brake cleaner. Do not
use any other cleaning agents.
Replace t h e brakeshoes i f w o r n t o w i t h i n .76 m m
(.030 in) of the r i v e t heads or i f bonded l i n i n g is less
t h a n 1.57 m m (1/16 i n ) t h i c k . E x a m i n e t h e l i n i n g
contact p a t t e r n to determine i f the shoes are bent or
the d r u m is tapered. T h e l i n i n g should e x h i b i t con-
tact across the e n t i r e w i d t h . Shoes e x h i b i t i n g contact
only on one side should be replaced and t h e d r u m
checked for r u n o u t or taper.
Clean and inspect t h e adjuster screw assembly. Re-
place t h e assembly i f t h e star wheel threads are
damaged, or t h e components are severely rusted or
corroded.
Discard the brake springs and retainer components
i f w o r n distorted, or collapsed. Also replace t h e
springs i f a brake d r a g condition had occurred. Over-
heating w i l l distort a n d weaken the springs.