Coupe L4-1.9L DOHC VIN 7 (1994)
7. Remove leading shoe hold down cup, spring, and pin.
8. Remove adjuster assembly and adjuster lever. If difficulty is encountered, proceed as follows:
a. Pull leading shoe towards front of vehicle, freeing adjuster assembly. Remove assembly.
b. If necessary turn star wheel on adjuster to shorten its length.
9. Remove leading shoe by twisting shoe out of engagement with upper return spring.
10. Remove upper return spring from park brake shoe.
11. Remove park brake shoe hold down cup, hold down spring, and hold down pin.
12. Remove park brake cable from park brake lever by pushing lever into cable spring. Simultaneously, disengage cable end from lever.
13. Remove park brake shoe (along with park brake lever and cable spring).
14. Remove park brake lever retainer and wave washer, and separate lever from park brake shoe.
15. Disassemble brake adjuster components: adjusting socket, screw, and nut.
16. Clean adjusting socket, screw, and nut in clean, denatured alcohol.
17. Inspect adjuster assembly, making sure that the adjuster screw threads smoothly into the adjusting nut, over the full threaded length.
18. Inspect wheel cylinder for leakage and cut or damaged boots. Also, make sure that wheel cylinder is not seized.
IMPORTANT: If wheel cylinder is found to be damaged, replace it. Do not attempt to repair wheel cylinder.
Assembly
IMPORTANT: Never replace brake shoes/linings on one side of axle only. Brake shoes/linings must be replaced as axle sets.
1. Lubricate the following components with brake lubricant:
a. Adjuster assembly. Apply to threads of screw and inner diameter face of socket.
b. Adjuster lever surfaces that rub on brake shoe web.
c. Backing plate at the six raised shoe contact pads.
d. Park brake lever pin and surfaces that contact brake shoe web.
2. Install park brake lever assembly onto pin on park brake shoe and secure with wave washer and retainer clip making sure to crimp ends of retainer
securely to retain park brake lever.
3. Only if cable spring was removed: Install cable spring into cage on park brake lever.
4. Install park brake cable, through the cable spring, onto the park brake lever.
