RAM 1500 Van V8-5.2L CNG VIN T (1999)
Brake Shoe: Service and Repair
REMOVAL
1. Raise and support vehicle.
2. Remove wheel and tire assembly.
3. Remove clip nuts securing brake drum wheel studs.
4. Remove drum. If drum is difficult to remove, remove rear plug from access hole in support plate. Back off self adjuster by inserting a thin
screwdriver into access hole and push lever away from adjuster screw star wheel. Then insert an adjuster tool into brake adjusting hole and rotate
adjuster star wheel to retract brake shoes.
5. Vacuum brake components to remove brake lining dust.
6. Remove shoe return springs with brake spring plier tool.
7. Remove adjuster cable. Slide cable eye off anchor pin. Then unhook and remove cable from adjuster lever.
8. Remove cable guide from secondary shoe and anchor plate from anchor pin.
9. Remove adjuster lever. Disengage lever from spring by sliding lever forward to clear pivot and work lever out from under spring.
10. Remove adjuster lever spring from pivot.
11. Disengage and remove shoe to shoe spring from brake shoes.
12. Disengage and remove adjuster screw assembly from brake shoes.
