Cleaning - Drum Brake Shoes; Inspection - Drum Brake Shoes - Chrysler PT Cruiser Service & Repair Manual

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BRAKE PADS/SHOES - REAR DRUM (Continued)
(8) Remove the lower brake shoe-to-shoe return
spring (Fig. 29).
Fig. 29 Shoe-To-Shoe Return Spring
1 - ANCHOR PLATE
2 - LOWER BRAKE SHOE RETURN SPRING
3 - REAR BRAKE SHOE
4 - FRONT BRAKE SHOE
5 - BRAKE SUPPORT PLATE
(9) Remove the parking brake lever pin-to-brake
shoe retaining clip (Fig. 30).
Fig. 30 Parking Brake Lever Pin To Brake Shoe
Retaining Clip
1 - RETAINING CLIP
2 - PARK BRAKE LEVER PIN
3 - PARK BRAKE LEVER
(10) Remove the leading and trailing brake shoes,
upper return spring and automatic adjuster screw
from the brake support plate as an assembly (Fig.
31).
(11) Disassemble the shoes completely once on the
bench.
Fig. 31 Brake Shoe Removal/Installation
1 - UPPER RETURN SPRING
2 - AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER SCREW
3 - TRAILING BRAKE SHOE
4 - WHEEL MOUNTING STUDS
5 - LEADING BRAKE SHOE
6 - BRAKE SUPPORT PLATE

CLEANING - DRUM BRAKE SHOES

WARNING: DUST AND DIRT ACCUMULATING ON
BRAKE PARTS DURING NORMAL USE MAY CON-
TAIN ASBESTOS FIBERS FROM PRODUCTION OR
AFTERMARKET BRAKE
EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATIONS
FIBERS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY HARM.
EXERCISE CARE
PARTS. DO NOT SAND OR GRIND BRAKE LINING
UNLESS EQUIPMENT USED IS DESIGNED TO CON-
TAIN THE DUST RESIDUE. DO NOT CLEAN BRAKE
PARTS WITH COMPRESSED AIR OR BY DRY
BRUSHING. CLEANING SHOULD BE DONE BY
DAMPENING THE BRAKE COMPONENTS WITH A
FINE MIST OF WATER, THEN WIPING THE BRAKE
COMPONENTS CLEAN WITH A DAMPENED CLOTH.
DISPOSE OF CLOTH AND ALL RESIDUE CONTAIN-
ING ASBESTOS FIBERS IN AN IMPERMEABLE
CONTAINER WITH THE APPROPRIATE LABEL. FOL-
LOW PRACTICES PRESCRIBED BY THE OCCUPA-
TIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
(OSHA) AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY (EPA) FOR THE HANDLING, PROCESSING,
AND DISPOSING OF DUST OR DEBRIS THAT MAY
CONTAIN ASBESTOS FIBERS.

INSPECTION - DRUM BRAKE SHOES

Rear brake shoe lining should show contact across
the entire width of the lining and also from the heel
to the toe of the lining. Replace the shoes if noted
otherwise.
BRAKES - BASE
LININGS. BREATHING
OF ASBESTOS
WHEN SERVICING
5 - 21
BRAKE