OEM Buick Rendezvous Brake Shoe

Buick Rendezvous Brake Shoe Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Brake Shoes
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  Q: How to replace the brake shoes on Buick Rendezvous?

  A: One must begin by lifting the vehicle then supporting it before removing the Brake Drum to replace brake shoes. Workers should avoid overstraining the adjuster spring when removing it from the Brake Shoe tab and adjuster actuator hook end as well as the Brake Shoe straight end. The brake maintenance procedure begins with adjusting the order of removal starting with the adjuster actuator from the Brake Shoe then continuing with the return spring afterwards you will remove the park brake cable from the park brake actuator lever and complete the task by removing both Brake Shoe hold-down springs and retainers. Removing the adjuster from brake shoes and the park brake actuator lever requires the horseshoe clip and both lever and wave washer from the Brake Shoe. A thorough cleaning of drum brake system parts with denatured alcohol leads to inspections which must include replacing damaged or leaking pieces while checking the Wheel Cylinder for brake fluid leakage and the dust boots for wear or damage. Installation requires application of gm p/n 1052196 (Canadian P/N 5264008) brake lubricant or equivalent that should be applied to the Brake Shoe contact points on the backing plate along with the adjuster screw threads and adjuster socket inside diameter. Install the park brake actuator lever together with its wave washer to the Brake Shoe before attaching the horseshoe clip to the park brake actuator lever pivot pin. Brake shoes will receive attachment to the brake backing plate while Brake Shoe hold-down pins and springs together with retainers must be mounted to the brake shoes before park brake cable installation to the park brake actuator lever will finish the process. Perceive that the adjuster properly engages the Brake Shoe and the park brake actuator before adding the adjusting screw. Apply gm p/n 1052196 (Canadian P/N 5264008) brake lubricant or equivalent on the interface between the adjuster actuator and Brake Shoe before placing the adjuster actuator on the Brake Shoe. The Brake Shoe accepts the straight end of the adjuster spring followed by the adjuster spring hook end attaching to the tab on the adjuster actuator before installing the return spring to the Brake Shoe. The adjuster should work correctly when the park brake actuator lever is manipulated to divide the brake shoes which enables the adjuster actuator lever to descend and then ascend while releasing the park brake actuator lever; inadequate operation requires remove and reinstalling the adjuster. Complete the work by adjusting brake shoes together with the park brake cable then install the Brake Drum and lower the vehicle into position.