Parking Brake Shoe: Service and Repair

Parking Brake Shoe Replacement

Removal Procedure
Warning: Refer to Brake Dust Warning (Brake Dust Warning).


1. Block the rear drive wheels.
2. Release the park brake lever, if equipped.
3. Release the electronic park brake cable tension, if equipped. Refer to Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Disabling (Electric Park Brake) (Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Disabling (Electric Park Brake)).
4. Turn the ignition to the OFF position.
5. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle (Service and Repair).
6. Remove the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation (Service and Repair).
7. Remove the rear brake rotor. Refer to Rear Brake Rotor Replacement (JE5, J55) (Rear Brake Rotor Replacement)Rear Brake Rotor Replacement (J56) (Rear Brake Rotor Replacement).




8. Remove the park brake shoe pins (1) by compressing the hold down springs (2) and rotating the spring 1/4 turn.




9. Rotate the adjuster screw to retract the park brake shoes.
10. Remove the park brake shoe adjuster spring (1).




11. Spread the park brake shoes and remove the park brake shoe adjuster (1).
12. Disassemble the park brake shoe adjuster and lubricate the adjuster screw threads with high temperature brake lubricant.




13. Remove the park brake shoe assembly (1) from the backing plate by spreading the park brake shoes apart.
Pull the park brake shoe assembly over and off of the actuator.
14. Remove the park brake shoe return spring (2) from the park brake shoes.
15. Clean the park brake shoe backing plate.
16. Lubricate the park brake shoe to backing plate contact points with high temperature brake lubricant.

Installation Procedure




1. Assemble the park brake shoes (1) to the return spring (2).
2. Install the park brake shoe assembly to the backing plate by spreading the park brake shoes apart.
Position the park brake shoe assembly over the actuator.




3. Assemble the park brake shoe adjuster.
4. Spread the park brake shoes and install the park brake shoe adjuster (1).




5. Install the park brake shoe adjuster spring (1).




6. Install the park brake shoe pins (1) by compressing the hold down springs (2) and rotating the spring 1/4 turn.
7. Install the rear brake rotor. Refer to Rear Brake Rotor Replacement (JE5, J55) (Rear Brake Rotor Replacement)Rear Brake Rotor Replacement (J56) (Rear Brake Rotor Replacement).
8. Adjust the park brake. Refer to Parking Brake Adjustment (Adjustments).
9. Set the electric park brake cable tension. Refer to Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Enabling (Electric Park Brake) (Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Enabling (Electric Park Brake)).
10. Install the tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation (Service and Repair).