CAUTION
Brake pads and shoes may contain asbestos, which has been determined to
be a cancer causing agent. Never clean the brake surfaces with compressed
air. Avoid inhaling any dust from brake surfaces. When cleaning brakes,
use commercially available brake cleaning fluids.
| Fig. 1:Brake drum assembly — 1993-94 323, 929, Miata,
1993-95 MX3 and 1993-97 626, MX6 and Protege
|
- Disconnect the negative battery cable.
- Loosen the rear wheel lug nuts. Raise and safely
support the vehicle.
- Remove the rear wheel and remove the center hub cap.
Uncrimp the locknut and remove it.
- Pull the brake drum outward to remove. If the brake
drum is difficult to remove, push the operating lever stopper at the backing
plate upward to release the operating lever and to increase the shoe clearance.
- Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure.
Install a new locknut and tighten it to 72-130 ft. lbs. (98-177Nm). Crimp
the locknut.
CAUTION
Brake pads and shoes may contain asbestos, which has been determined to
be a cancer causing agent. Never clean the brake surfaces with compressed
air. Avoid inhaling any dust from brake surfaces. When cleaning brakes,
use commercially available brake cleaning fluids.
- Loosen the rear wheel lug nuts. Raise and safely
support the vehicle.
- Remove the rear wheel and remove the center hub cap.
Remove the locknut.
- Remove the screw securing the rear brake drum, and
pull the brake drum outward to remove. If the brake drum is difficult
to remove, push the operating lever stopper at the backing plate upward
to release the operating lever and to increase the shoe clearance.
- Installation is the reverse of the removal procedure.
Install a new locknut and tighten it to 131-173 ft. lbs. (177-235 Nm).
