parking brake

[DCW]

Has anyone changed the parking brake shoes on their MM ? Seen a thread on here where the guy said he was getting a shudder out of rear when in reverse - mine was doing the same and for sure thought the worst but the linings had slipped on the parking brake shoes. When I pulled the rear rotors off the linings fell out in pieces! Now sitting here with new shoes thinking how in the....do they change these, surely you dont have to pull the axles? And no Im not calling anyone Shirley

[fastblackmerc]

Has anyone changed the parking brake shoes on their MM ? Seen a thread on here where the guy said he was getting a shudder out of rear when in reverse - mine was doing the same and for sure thought the worst but the linings had slipped on the parking brake shoes. When I pulled the rear rotors off the linings fell out in pieces! Now sitting here with new shoes thinking how in the....do they change these, surely you dont have to pull the axles? And no Im not calling anyone Shirley

Can be done without pulling the axles.

[Granite]

i think you have to take off the hub to do these :-/

[03mmmonroe]

Has anyone changed the parking brake shoes on their MM ? Seen a thread on here where the guy said he was getting a shudder out of rear when in reverse - mine was doing the same and for sure thought the worst but the linings had slipped on the parking brake shoes. When I pulled the rear rotors off the linings fell out in pieces! Now sitting here with new shoes thinking how in the....do they change these, surely you dont have to pull the axles? And no Im not calling anyone Shirley

I have replaced them before do not have to pull axles.

[RacerX]

Hmmm... Anyone ever hear loud banging in the drivetrain because of the ebrake falling apart?

[CBT]

Hmmm... Anyone ever hear loud banging in the drivetrain because of the ebrake falling apart?
nope. I use mine on the regular, tho. probably won't get a chance to get rusty and fall apart.

[RacerX]

:D When I took one last ride before I pulled her in to remove the engine, I heard a loud BANG! Then three bangs in a row, pause, three more, pause, three more... It will slow down and speed up relational to speed. Coming from rear, trans works, all gears there. Haven't jacked up the rear yet cause I'm on the engine at the moment...

[RF Overlord]

As stated above, no need to pull the axles. Just do one side at a time so you have a reference.

[Chevyguy]

As stated above, no need to pull the axles. Just do one side at a time so you have a reference.


IF you are close to needing a axle fluid change do pull them!!

Sure you CAN get the shoes back on, but on my 96 Lincoln I clearly wasted enough time fighting the hold down clips and the springs to have drained and filled the axle TWICE.

[jwibbity]

anybody in the southern part of SC of near Savannah GA want to help me put this back together, recently replaced rotors and my left shoe pretty much fall apart, the springs came out and everything, i have all the pieces in a bag just need to have it put back together, but im lost:help::help::help:

[Cheeseheadbob]

I thought my transmission was coming apart! I did the parking brake delete after that incident. :beer:
Hmmm... Anyone ever hear loud banging in the drivetrain because of the ebrake falling apart?

[ctrlraven]

Still have my original parking brake shoes on. When I changed my rear rotors last year I still had a fair amount of shoe left and I lubed things up.