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Focus 1999 (08.1998-12.2004)

Drum Brake - Brake Shoes Focus 1999 (08/1998-12/2004)
Removal and Installation

Materials
Name
Specification
Silicon dielectric compound
ESA-M1C171-A 

Removal

All vehicles
  1. Remove the parking brake control boot.
    1. Detach the boot clip.
    1. Remove the boot.
  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:Make sure the rear brakes are at a cool temperature.
    Release the parking brake control to its lowest position.

  1. Loosen the parking brake cable adjustment nut until there is no tension in the cable.
    1. Remove the retaining clip.
    1. Loosen the adjustment nut.
  1. Remove the wheels and tires.
    For additional information, refer to: Wheel and Tire (204-04 Wheels and Tires, Removal and Installation).
Vehicles with anti-lock brakes
  1. Detach the wheel speed sensor wiring harness from the wheel knuckle and floor panel.
    1. Disconnect the electrical connector.
    1. Detach the clips.

  1. CAUTION:
    CAUTION:Do not remove the brake drum by means of the hub retaining nut.
    CAUTION:
    CAUTION:Do not damage the wheel speed sensor wiring harness or electrical connector.
    NOTE:
    NOTE:The wheel speed sensor wiring harness is routed through the wheel knuckle.
    Remove the wheel spindle and wheel hub assembly.
Vehicles without anti-lock brakes
  1. CAUTION:
    CAUTION:Do not remove the brake drum by means of the hub retaining nut.
    Remove the wheel spindle and wheel hub assembly.
All vehicles
  1. Remove the hold down springs.
    • Remove the pins.

  1. CAUTION:
    CAUTION:Do not damage the wheel cylinder boots.
    Disconnect the shoes from the wheel cylinder.

  1. Detach the shoes from the anchor block.
  1. Hold the wheel cylinder pistons in place with a rubber band.

  1. Disconnect the parking brake cable.
    1. Push the lever inwards.
    1. Disconnect the cable.

  1. Remove the lower return spring.

  1. Remove the upper return spring.

  1. Remove the primary shoe from the strut and brake shoe adjuster.
    1. Pull the shoe outwards.
    1. Disconnect the strut.
    1. Release the strut.

  1. CAUTION:
    CAUTION:The strut support spring is under tension.
    Detach the secondary shoe from the support.
    1. Move the strut downwards.
    1. Detach the parking brake return spring.

Installation

All Vehicles
  1. Clean, check and apply silicon dielectric compound grease to the backing plate contact points.

  1. Install the strut support to the secondary shoe.
    1. Install the parking brake return spring.
    1. Move the strut upwards.

  1. Install the primary shoe to the strut and brake shoe adjuster.
    1. Install the strut.
    1. Push the shoe inwards.
    1. Rotate the adjuster fully clockwise.

  1. Install the upper return spring.

  1. Install the lower return spring.

  1. Install the parking brake cable.
    1. Push the lever inwards.
    1. Connect the cable.
  1. Remove the rubber band holding the wheel cylinder pistons in place.

  1. CAUTION:
    CAUTION:Do not damage the wheel cylinder boots.
    Connect the shoes to the wheel cylinder.

  1. Connect the shoes to the anchor block.

  1. Install the hold down springs.
Vehicles without anti-lock brakes
  1. CAUTION:
    CAUTION:Make sure that the mating faces are clean and free from rust and foreign material.
    Install the wheel spindle and wheel hub assembly.
Vehicles with anti-lock brakes
  1. CAUTION:
    CAUTION:Make sure that the mating faces are clean and free from rust and foreign material.
    CAUTION:
    CAUTION:Do not damage the wheel speed sensor wiring harness or electrical connector.
    NOTE:
    NOTE:The wheel speed sensor wiring harness is routed through the wheel knuckle.
    Install the wheel spindle and wheel hub assembly.

  1. Attach the wheel speed sensor wiring harness to the wheel knuckle and floor panel.
    1. Connect the electrical connector.
    1. Attach the clips.
All Vehicles
  1. Install the wheels and tires.
    For additional information, refer to: Wheel and Tire (204-04 Wheels and Tires, Removal and Installation).
  1. NOTE:
    NOTE:The internal auto adjuster must be set and the brake shoes centralized to the brake drum.
    Rotate the rear wheels and apply the brake pedal four times.
  1. Adjust the parking brake cable.
    For additional information, refer to: Parking Brake Cable Adjustment (206-05 Parking Brake and Actuation, General Procedures).

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