OEM GMC Sierra 1500 Classic Brake Shoe

GMC Sierra 1500 Classic Brake Shoe Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Brake Shoes, Rear
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  Q: How to Remove and Replace the Brake Drum and Brake Shoe on GMC Sierra 1500 Classic?

  A: Get the work done by using these two key tools Brake Shoe spanner & spring remover (J 38400) and drum to Brake Shoe clearance gage (J 21177-A). Clean the rear Brake Shoe unit with denatured alcohol before removing its attached Brake Drum. Lower the brake shoes to their lowest position before taking out the adjuster assembly to relieve the retractor spring. A channel locks pair helps you withdraw the retractor spring from the secondary Brake Shoe and later detach the shoe from its connector surface. Do these steps again with the primary Brake Shoe by taking out its retractor spring too. Push the small flat-blade screwdriver into the lock tab of the park brake cable and keep it stable. Press the park brake cable forward until it detaches from the retainer but keep the park brake spring connected to the lever. Apply a small amount of high-temperature silicone grease to both matching surfaces where the rear brake shoes touch the backing plate. You should feel or hear a snap when positioning the park brake cable into the lever. Check that the retractor spring fits correctly into its bracket at the backing plate bottom before fixing the backing plate onto place. Alternate channel locks to position the retractor spring into the primary Brake Shoe followed by installing the secondary Brake Shoe onto the backing plate. Angling the retractor spring requires either channel locks or the Brake Shoe spanner & spring remover tool j 38400. Place the park brake adjusting equipment and set the rear brake shoes to the right distance using the drum to Brake Shoe clearance gage (J 21177-A).