Genuine Chevrolet Suburban Parking Brake Shoe

Chevrolet Suburban Parking Brake Shoe Parts Questions & Answers

• Shoe Kit,Rear Parking Brake
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  Q: How to Remove and Install Rear Brake Shoes on Chevrolet Avalanche,Silverado,Suburban,Tahoe,GMC Sierra,Yukon,Yukon Denali and Yukon XL?

  A: In order to take off the rear brake shoes of the 1500 model, to begin with, slightly loosen the rear wheel lug nuts, then lift the vehicle off the ground and remove the wheels. After that, take out brake caliper, mounting bracket and Brake Disc. Wash brake assembly using a brake system cleaner; next undo clip on shoe bottom by pushing it backwards and up to get shoe out of actuator. To do this, place one end of the shoe over the axle flange; then work it around and pull it away. Before installing a new shoe make sure you put adjuster screw star wheel inwards and verify if slots in adjusting screw are parallel to backing plate tappet slots or not. On fitting shoe always reverse removal procedure making certain ends of show seat properly into slot provided on adjuster screw as well as tappet. Further the install while turning adjusting each other until lining contacts surface outside rotor just barely drags . Also after this remove rotor again back down turning so that when installed lining doesn't touch anymore . The actual clearance between a shoe lining surface and inside braking surface of disk is 0.026 inches. For 2500/3500 models follow first steps for removing shoes same way but also include taking down two parking brake shoes hold downs per side– unhooking top & bottom return springs from both sides too. The installation process of these new shoes is exactly opposite to their removal including adjustments set forth during removal for lateral motion between linings themselves though they should be tightened according to torque specifications all bolts as well as nuts leading up this paragraph above.