RAM 3500 Truck 4WD V8-5.9L VIN Z LDC (2000)
7. Install secondary shoe on support plate. Insert strut in shoe and guide shoe onto anchor pin. Temporarily secure shoe with retaining pin.
8. Install anchor plate and adjuster cable eyelet on support plate anchor pin.
9. Install cable guide in secondary shoe and position cable in guide.
10. Assemble adjuster screw. Then install and adjuster screw between the brake shoes.
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.
11. Install adjuster lever and spring and connect adjuster cable to lever.
12. Install secondary shoe retainers and spring.
13. Install shoe to shoe spring to secondary shoe, then to primary shoe.
14. Verify adjuster operation. Pull adjuster cable upward, cable should lift lever and rotate star wheel. Be sure adjuster lever properly engages star
wheel teeth.
15. Install the parking brake cable into guide spring and insert cable into the backing plate.
16. Adjust brake shoes to drum with brake gauge.
17. Install wheel and tire assembly.
18. Remove support and lower the vehicle.
