Other Name: Shoe And Lining Assembly; Parking Brake Shoe, Rear; Brake Shoes; Parking Brake Shoes; Shoes; Parking Brake Shoe
Position: Rear
Fits the following Mercury Models:
Mariner | 2005-2011 | Base, Hybrid, Premier | 4 Cyl 2.3 L FULL HYBRID EV-GAS (FHEV), 4 Cyl 2.3 L GAS, 4 Cyl 2.5 L FULL HYBRID EV-GAS (FHEV), 4 Cyl 2.5 L GAS, 6 Cyl 3.0 L FLEX, 6 Cyl 3.0 L GAS
Mariner | 2008-2011 | Base, Hybrid, Premier | 4 Cyl 2.3 L FULL HYBRID EV-GAS (FHEV), 4 Cyl 2.3 L GAS, 4 Cyl 2.5 L FULL HYBRID EV-GAS (FHEV), 4 Cyl 2.5 L GAS, 6 Cyl 3.0 L FLEX, 6 Cyl 3.0 L GAS
Q: How to Properly Maintain and Adjust the Parking Brake Shoe on a Mercury Mariner?
A: The beginning step for servicing or repairing parking brake shoes requires disc brake removal from the rear location. Move to removing the parking brake shoe upper return spring after unfastening the two parking brake shoe retaining pins and their respective retaining springs. Before pulling out the parking brake shoes you must first remove the parking brake shoe lower return spring followed by the parking brake shoe adjuster. The installation process requires a reverse order of removal steps while applying anti-seize lubricant to the parking brake shoe contact points before placing the rear parking brake shoes. Before moving on to the final checks, apply anti-seize lubricant to the adjust screw threads followed by adjusting the parking brake shoe and lining then verifying normal parking brake operations.
Q: How to service and repair the parking brake shoes on Mercury Grand Marquis?
A: As a first step when serving and fixing parking brake shoes you need to turn off electrical power to the air suspension system through the air suspension switch within the luggage compartment because air spring unexpected pressure changes could move the vehicle during maintenance. Start the process by removing the rear brake disc followed by removing the adjuster through detaching both the brake shoe return spring and adjusting spring with the help of a sharp-pointed tool such as a scratch awl. The parking brake shoes need to be pushed together to extract the actuator followed by unhooking the parking brake cable end. Next follow the procedure to take out the brake shoe hold-down springs before extracting the parking brake shoe along with linings. All components should undergo inspection to check for wear damage and you should replace components if they show signs of excessive damage. To install these components follow the uninstallation process while applying lubricant to shoe contacts along with screw threads. A suitable brake adjusting gauge should be employed for setting the rear brake shoe and lining diameter to 0.5 mm less than (0.020 inch) the inside drum dimension of the brake disc. Adjust the parking brake cable tension before checking the parking brake performs as designed.