Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
The rear brake pads must be replaced if the thickness of the lining of any of the pads is less than 1.5 mm, and also if the lining has separated from the base of the pad.
The brake pads of the rear brake mechanisms are changed only as a set, that is, necessarily on both wheels.
To complete the job, you will need pliers with thin, curved jaws.
Removal
1. Prepare the car for work (see "Preparing the car for maintenance and repair").
2. Using two mounting blades, bring the pads together as much as possible (see "Brake drum - removal and installation").
3. Using a slotted screwdriver, remove the end of the upper tension spring from the hole in the brake shoe installed at the front.
4. Disconnect the pressure spring from the shoe.
5. Lower the shoe and remove it together with the lower tension spring.
6. Remove the upper tension spring.
7. Remove the spacer bar.
8. Disconnect the pressure spring from the other shoe.
9. Remove the shoe by disengaging the hook of the spacer lever from engagement with the tip of the parking brake cable.
10. Using pliers, remove the cotter pin from the lever axle. Remove the washer, spacer lever, and axle pin from the shoe.
11. Clean the brake mechanism parts from dirt and corrosion.
12. Make sure there are no brake fluid leaks from the working cylinder (replace the leaky cylinder).
Installation
We install the parts removed during disassembly in the reverse order. We tighten the upper tension spring with pliers or a slotted screwdriver.
We replace the rear right brake pads in a similar manner.
Warning! To automatically adjust the gap between the brake shoes and drums, after the brake mechanism is fully assembled, press the brake pedal several times.
Adjust the parking brake (see "Parking brake - adjustment").