Ranger 4WD V6-4.0L (2009)
1. Remove the brake drum. For additional information, refer to Brake Drum See: Brake Drum/Service and Repair.
2. Inspect the rear brake assembly.
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Inspect the wheel cylinder for excessive leakage that can contaminate brake system parts and install a new wheel cylinder as necessary.
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Inspect the brake shoes and linings for contamination and install new shoes and linings as necessary.
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Inspect the brake shoes and linings for minimum thickness, above the backing plate or rivets and install new as necessary.
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Inspect the springs for heat discoloration and install new as necessary.
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Inspect the adjusting lever contact with the brake adjuster screw.
3. NOTE: To aid installation, note the locations of the short and long brake shoe retracting springs.
Remove the brake shoe retracting springs.
4. Remove the adjusting screw assembly in the following sequence.
1. Disconnect the brake shoe adjusting lever cable from the brake shoe adjusting lever.
2. Remove the brake shoe adjusting lever cable.
3. Remove the cable guide.
4. Remove the adjusting lever return spring and the brake shoe adjusting lever.
5. Remove the brake shoe adjusting screw spring.
6. Remove the brake adjuster screw assembly.
5. Remove the brake shoe anchor pin guide plate and the parking brake strut.
6. Remove the hold-down springs and the rear brake shoes and linings.
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Remove the brake shoe hold-down spring pins.
7. Pull back the parking brake cable spring and disconnect the parking brake lever.
Installation
1. Compress the parking brake cable spring and attach the parking brake lever.
2. Clean and lubricate the brake backing plate using specified silicone brake caliper grease or an equivalent silicone.
3. Install the rear brake shoes and linings in the following sequence.
1. Position the rear brake shoes and linings.
2. Position the parking brake lever.
3. Install the brake shoe hold-down spring pins and the brake shoe hold-down springs.
4. Install the parking brake strut in the following sequence.
1. Install the parking brake link spring on the parking brake strut.
