Chevrolet 1977 light duty truck, Service Manual

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Fig. 5-28- Installing Outboard Shoe
o f the shoe and lining is down and the bottom end up at
an angle with the spring resting on the piston I.D. (fig.
5-27). Press down on both ends o f the shoe until the shoe
is in a flat position, resting on the piston. The spring end
o f the in b o ard shoe support spring should be resting on
the I.D. o f the piston.
CAUTION: On inboard shoes there is a specific
left h a n d a n d right hand shoe. When properly
installed the wear sensor will be toward rear o f
caliper.
5. Position the outboard shoe in the caliper, with
the ears at the top o f the shoe over the caliper ears and
the tab at the bottom o f the shoe engaged in the caliper
cut-out (see fig. 5-28). Be sure to note right and left brake
shoes. 6.
Postion the caliper over the rotor, lining up
the holes in the caliper ears with the holes in the
m ounting bracket.
CAUTION: When reinstalling caliper be sure
you haven't turned it over, en d over end. This
would cause a severe twist in the brake hose.
A fte r positioning caliper on disc, observe brake
hose being sure it is not twisted.
Start the bolts through the sleeves in the inboard
caliper ears and through the m ounting bracket,
m aking sure that the ends o f the bolts pass under
the retaining ears on the in b o ard shoe (fig. 5-29).
Push bolts on through to engage the holes in the
o utb o ard shoes and the o u tb o a rd caliper ears at the
same time, threading the bolts into the m ounting
bracket. T orque the bolts to 35 ft. lbs.
CAUTION: See " Caution" on Page 1 o f this
section.
7. A dd fresh approved brake fluid to the master
cylinder reservoirs to bring the level up to within 1/8
inch o f the top.
8. P um p brake pedal to seat linings against rotor.
9. Clinch u p p e r ears o f o u tb o a r d shoe by
positioning channel lock pliers with one ja w on top o f