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Removing and installing brake shoes > < Releasing brake shoe adjustment
Repairing brake drum
Repairing brake drum
After working on the rear wheel brakes:
t  Release handbrake.
t  Firmly depress brake pedal once.
   
1 - Spring plate
q   To remove, push against the spring and turn through 90°
2 - Spring
3 - Brake shoe with lever for handbrake
q   Removing and installing → Chapter
q   Adjust handbrake → Chapter
4 - Upper return spring
q   Unhook with special tool 3438
5 - Lower return spring
q   Grease contact surfaces with lubricant paste, part No. G 000 650
6 - Spring
7 - Brake shoes
q   Removing and installing → Chapter
q   Minimum lining thickness 2.5 mm
q   Checking thickness → Booklet28
Brake linings can also be supplied without the metal brake shoe
8 - Cap
q   Remove to check brake lining thickness
9 - Shoe steady pin
10 - Brake carrier
11 - Hexagon socket head bolt, 10 Nm
12 - Wheel cylinder
q   Check for leaks → Fig.
q   Aluminium wheel brake cylinders are secured with just one bolt
q   Aluminium wheel brake cylinders can be retrofitted
q   Mixed installation is permissible
13 - Wedge
q   To remove and install the brake drum, push upwards through a threaded wheel bolt hole → Chapter
14 - Push rod
q   Grease contact surfaces with lubricant paste, part No. G 000 650
15 - Locating spring
q   Unhook with special tool 3438

   
Checking wheel cylinder for leaks
–  Lift dust boot.
–  If brake fluid is found in the dust boot, renew wheel cylinder.
Ensure the dust boot is not damaged when lifting off.
  N47-0061

Removing and installing brake shoes > < Releasing brake shoe adjustment