Subaru 26694AE020 Brake Shoe Repair Kit Rear

For maintenance of rear brakes, start by taking off wheel lug nuts. Afterwards, lift the back part of the car and prop it up by means of jack stands while blocking forward wheels. Disengage handbrake and remove the rear wheels. Take off the brake drums; in case they are difficult to remove use a brake adjuster tool through an access hole to retract shoes. Use brake system cleaner but don't blow air into it. Examine brake drums for wear, scoring or out-of-round conditions; these can be resurfaced at a machine shop if required. Work on one drum brake assembly at a time by removing hold down cups; springs and lower shoe return spring release leading and trailing shoes plus adjuster mechanism from backing plate. Disconnect parking brake cable followed by cleaning and lubricating backing plate with grease application in different parts before reassembling them again. Check wheel cylinder's condition and replace if necessary. Finally, set the brakes right using the adjuster while fitting back its drum and wheels including tightening their lug nuts, lower your vehicle thus testing whether brakes are working properly or not before you start driving.

To service the rear brakes, begin by loosening wheel lug nuts, raising the vehicle's back up and securing it with jack stands while making sure the front wheels are also blocked for safety purposes. Remove the rear wheels and disengage the parking brake. Make sure that calipers are supported by wire or coat hangers to avoid straining on brake hoses as you remove the discs from their positions. If taking out discs gets difficult due to too much wear from parking brake shoes, simply use a brake adjuster tool or screwdriver through its access hole to retract them. Clean well all of these park brake assemblies using a brake system cleaner except compressed air should be avoided. Disc brakes as well as parking brake drums need to be examined for wear, scoring or out-of-roundness which can be resurfaced at an automotive machine shop if necessary. Re-surfacing drums is recommended by professionals during a brake job in order to eliminate out-of-round issues. However, they cannot go beyond maximum allowable diameter since new ones will have to be replaced otherwise. If no re-surface is intended, sandpaper or emery cloth can remove glazing from the drum surface in a swirling manner. Similarly check if discs are worn out completely. For changing parking break shoes however you should employ hold-down spring tool (or screwdriver), disconnect hold-down cups and springs, unhook secondary shoe return spring, take out strut and strut spring together with lower return spring then detach parking break cable from lever; clean backing plate; lubricate the contact areas between high-temperature grease transfer lever over onto new secondary shoe; install hold-down pin, spring and cup followed by locking down of this spring; proceed installing strut as well as strut spring hooking lower return springs onto each shoe putting adjuster between them placing primary shoe alongside guide plate installing hold-down pin, spring and retainer hooking upper return springs into each shoe; repeat such actions accordingly with another parking break assembly. Thereafter, install brake discs and adjust park breaks shoes by turning the adjuster until they rub on drums then back off the adjuster. Finally, reinstall caliper support brackets, brake pads and calipers as well as rear wheels and lug nuts. Lower a vehicle down, tighten up lug nuts and adjust parking brakes; make sure to check brakes operation before driving in traffic.

Work on only one drum brake assembly at a time. Using a hold-down spring tool, push down and give each hold-down cup a 90-degree twist. Disconnect the hold-down cups and remove the hold-down springs. Disconnect the lower shoe return spring from the brake shoes. Remove the leading and trailing shoes and the adjuster mechanism from the backing plate. Disconnect the parking brake cable from the parking brake lever. Place the leading and trailing brake shoe and adjuster assembly on a bench and remove the rest of the parts.

Support the calipers with coat hangers or pieces of wire.