Dodge 2000 DURANGO Service Manual page 174

5 - 20 BRAKES
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(14) Remove secondary brake shoe from support
plate.
(15) Remove strut and spring (Fig. 31).
(16) Remove parking brake lever retaining clip
from the secondary shoe and remove the lever.
(17) Remove primary shoe from support plate.
(18) Disengage parking brake lever from parking
brake cable.
INSTALLATION
(1) Clean and inspect individual brake compo-
nents, refer to Cleaning and Inspection Section.
(2) Lubricate anchor pin and brake shoe contact
pads on support plate with high temperature grease
or Lubriplate (Fig. 32).
Fig. 32 Shoe Contact Surfaces
1 – ANCHOR PIN
2 – SUPPORT PLATE
3 – SHOE CONTACT SURFACES
(3) Lubricate adjuster screw socket, nut, button
and screw thread surfaces with grease or Lubriplate.
(4) Install the parking brake cable to the parking
brake lever.
(5) Install parking brake lever to the secondary
shoe and install retaining clip.
(6) Install primary shoe on support plate. Secure
shoe with new spring retainers and pin.
(7) Install spring on parking brake strut and
engage strut in primary.
(8) Install secondary shoe on support plate (Fig.
33). Insert strut in shoe and guide shoe onto anchor
pin. Temporarily secure shoe with retaining pin.
(9) Install anchor plate and adjuster cable eyelet
on support plate anchor pin.
(10) Install cable guide in secondary shoe and posi-
tion cable in guide.
(11) Assemble adjuster screw (Fig. 34). Then
install and adjuster screw between the brake shoes.
Fig. 33 Brake Shoe Installation
1 – SHOE RETURN SPRING
2 – ANCHOR PLATE
3 – ADJUSTER CABLE
4 – SHOE RETAINING PIN
5 – SECONDARY SHOE AND LINING
6 – PRIMARY SHOE AND LINING
7 – STRUT AND SPRING
CAUTION: Be sure the adjuster screws are installed
on the correct brake unit. The adjuster screws are
marked L (left) and R (right) for identification.
Fig. 34 Adjuster Screw
1 – WASHER
2 – SOCKET
3 – STAMPED LETTER
L-LEFT BRAKE
R-RIGHT BRAKE
4 – SCREW THREADS
5 – NUT
6 – BUTTON
(12) Install adjuster lever and spring and connect
adjuster cable to lever.
(13) Install secondary shoe retainers and spring.
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