The 1999 Dodge Dakota is equipped with brake shoes extreme the rear wheels. Dodge did not introduce rear CD brakes until 2001. The rear braking method includes the brake shoes, brake cylinder, assimilation arm and the parking brake cable. When the brake pedal is compressed, the brake cylinder compresses the brake shoes to the inside of the brake drums. The shoes are able to blank wall the Motor lorry by applying friction to the inside of the drums. Once the brake shoe info reaches 1/8-inch in thickness, you commitment to replace the shoes absent as soon as likely.
Instructions
1. Field your 1999 Dodge Dakota on a akin, paved surface and shut off the Engine. Modification to the back of the Motor lorry and loosen all of the lug nuts from the front wheels approximately 1/4-inch with a lug wrench or tire factor.
2. Elevate the rear bound of the Dodge Dakota with a jack and position jack stands under the designated rear jacking points carry on Everyone rear trundle. Lower the Motor lorry onto the stands and allowance the jack as an additional safety precaution.
3. Stop unscrewing all of the lug nuts from the rear wheels. Pull the wheels off and fix them aside.
4. Shift to the rear Chauffeur's side rotate hub meeting and allot the tiny rubber plug on the back of the spin hub meeting backing plate. Remove the plug with a span of pliers to access the brake accustoming gear.
5. Slide the butt end of a brake adjusting belongings into the access gap and act the item approximately until you treasure trove the assimilation gear. Scrutinize concluded the gap with a flashlight to dash off definite that the thing is on top of one of the assimilation gears. Press the gears downward with the part two or three antithetic times to Proceeds the brake shoes from the brake drum. Remove the item from the access gap.
6. Ploy to the front of the turn hub meeting and pull the brake drum straight off of the spin hub. Whether the drum is stuck, account a rubber mallet or hammer to tap the back of the drum until it is loose Sufficiently to remove from the hub. Fix the brake drum aside.
7. Establish the brake springs at the top of the brake shoes. Bag a brake spring Emigration belongings to remove the springs. Exercise a Apartment lodgings mind screwdriver to unhinge the other borderline of the brake spring from the retaining clip. Pull the deadline of the brake reconciliation cable off of the anchor above the brake cylinder.
8. Remove the brake shoe retaining clip from each brake shoe with a brake shoe retaining clip removal tool. Slide the end of the tool over the head of the retaining clip and twist the tool to pull the clip out.
9. Pull the brake shoes outward and away from the wheel hub by hand. Pull the shoes toward you and set them on the ground. Install the new brake shoe parts and accessories onto the new brake shoes. Spread the new brake shoes and position them over the wheel hub assembly.
10. Reattach the brake springs to the top of the brake shoes and the retaining clips with the brake spring removal tool. Make sure that the tops of the brake shoes are up against each side of the brake cylinder. Also make sure that the bottoms of the brake shoes are up against each side of the brake adjustment arm. Hook the parking brake cable back over the anchor above the brake cylinder.
11. Inspect the brake drum for excessive wear and grooving. If any of the damage is excessive, replace the drum with a new drum.13. Finish torquing the lug nuts with the lug wrench. Drive your 1999 Dodge Dakota in a safe area to test the operation of the new brake shoes. Park the truck and adjust the brake shoes' distance if necessary. Remove the tool and reinsert the rubber plug.
12. Slide the wheel back on and screw the lug nuts on tight. Move to the rear passenger's side wheel and repeat the same steps for replacing the rear brake shoes. Raise the truck with the jack and remove the jack stands. Lower the truck to the ground and remove the jack.
Slide the brake drum back over the wheel hub assembly. Slide the brake adjustment tool through the rear access hole on the back of the wheel hub. Move the adjustment gears upward until the brake shoes are touching the inside of the brake drums. Back off of the adjustment gear four to five clicks so that the brake shoes are adjusted to the proper distance from the inside of the brake drums.
