Jeep Cherokee
Service Manual
Brakes » Base brake system » Removal and installation
Brake support plate

REMOVAL

(1) Remove wheel and tire assembly and brake drum.

(2) Remove brake shoe assembly.

(3) Remove parking brake cable from parking brake lever.

(4) Compress parking brake cable retainer tabs.

Then push retainer and cable through and out of support plate.

(5) Disconnect brake line at wheel cylinder.

(6) Remove wheel cylinder from support plate.

(7) Remove axle shaft, refer to Group 3 for procedures.

(8) Remove bolts attaching support plate to axle and remove support plate.

INSTALLATION

(1) Apply bead of silicone sealer around axle mounting surface of support plate.

(2) Install support plate on axle flange. Tighten attaching bolts to 115 N·m (85 ft. lbs.).

(3) Apply bead of silicone sealer around wheel cylinder mounting surface and install wheel cylinder.

(4) Install brake line in wheel cylinder.

(5) Install parking brake cable in support plate.

(6) Install axle shaft, refer to Group 3 for procedure.

(7) Connect parking brake cable to lever on secondary shoe and install brake shoes on support plate.

(8) Adjust brake shoes to drum with brake gauge.

(9) Install brake drum and wheel and tire assembly.

(10) Bleed brake system.

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