OEM Ford Focus Brake Shoe

Ford Focus Brake Shoe Parts and Q&A

• Brake Shoes, Rear
  LU2Z-2V200-C
  Q: How to Ensure Proper Brake Shoe Maintenance on a Ford Focus?

  A:

  The brake shoe servicing and repairing process starts with removing the parking brake control boot through boot clip release followed by lifting it above the parking brake control handle. Check the rear brake temperature before moving the parking brake control into the most released position. The removal process starts with releasing tension from the Parking Brake Cable through adjusting its nut before Brake Drum extraction. First separate the hold-down clips and pins but avoid allowing Wheel Cylinder pistons to escape from the bore because you should have a suitable tool present to stabilize the pistons when disconnecting brake shoes from the wheel cylinder. To disconnect the braking system first remove the shoes from the backing plate before removing the parking brake cable by depressing the internal lever to free the cable from the lever. The technician should move the shoe outward for disconnecting the strut and adjuster and removing the strut's primary shoe together with the upper and lower return springs. Proper caution is required with the tense strut support spring so remove the secondary shoe by lowering the strut and disconnecting the parking brake return spring. The brake shoe contact points on the Brake Backing Plate must get silicone grease treatment after thorough cleaning of each mating surface where foreign materials exist. Notice that the installation involves executing the opposite steps of removal while first setting the internal auto-adjuster and neutralizing the brake shoes to the brake drum before brake shoe and parking brake cable adjustment.