OEM 2005 Chrysler Town & Country Parking Brake Shoe

2005 Chrysler Town & Country Parking Brake Shoe Parts and Q&A

• Q: How to Maintain and Fix Parking Brake Shoes on 2005 Chrysler Town & Country?

  A: Before servicing the parking brake shoes, you should pull the parking brake and loosen the hub nut on AWD models to stop bearing and axle shaft movement while you service. Once the vehicle is raised, take the wheel and tire off the hub. Removing the cotter pin and nut retainer from the outer C/V joint's stub shaft comes first. Then remove the spring washer, hub nut and washer. Unlock the automatic adjustment lever, releasing both the front and rear park brake cables and lock the rear with pliers. Unscrew the bolts holding the caliper to adapter guide pin, then make sure the caliper does not fall on the flexible brake hose. Take out the rotor from the hub or bearing, then undo the park brake cable's bolt and related cable using a 1/2" wrench to push in the tabs on the actuator lever and adapter. If you have AWD, pull the ABS wheel speed sensor head off the wheel hub; if it's FWD, remove the sensor by unclipping the metal component and pulling it back from the sensor. Once that's done, pull out the hub/bearing-to-axle mounting bolts, followed by the hub/bearing, using a soft-face hammer if you notice corrosion. Use Remover, Special Tool 8214-1, to take the hub/bearing off the caliper adapter and secure the adapter into a vise after taking it off the rear axle. Take out the lower return spring from the leading and trailing park brake shoes and afterward remove the hold down spring and pin and the adjuster from both shoes. Turn the leading park brake shoe inward so it comes loose and take off the upper return springs attached to both shoes. Before connecting the adapter back together, check the park brake actuator for wear and then check the binding before putting on the trailing brake shoe and confirming the hold down pin is correctly fitted. After the hold down spring is installed and the pin on the trailing shoe, put on the upper return springs on every shoe and place the leading shoe at the upper anchor, turning it counterclockwise as you lift it from the tracks. First insert the adjuster, then the hold down spring and pin in the leading shoe and finally mount the lower return spring on both shoes. Remount the adapter and hub/bearing to the axle with the mounting bolts, making certain the hub/bearing rests perfectly and is torqued down to 129 Nm (95 ft. lbs.). In an AWD, install the wheel speed sensor and tighten its attaching bolt to 12 Nm (105 inch lbs.), while for FWD, first place the metal retaining clip and then install the sensor head with the secondary clip. Bind the park brake cable into the adapter, ensuring the locking tabs are open and then fix it to the actuator lever, using a mounting bolt. Take out the locking pliers from the front park brake cable and adjust the drum-in-hat brake shoes. Slide the rotor into position and gently fit the caliper and rubber brake shoes onto it. Following this, insert the guide pin bolts into the holes of the caliper, secure them with a torque wrench at 35 Nm and then tighten them once more by hand. When doing AWD, start by cleaning the C/V joint stub shaft, then place the washer and hub nut, tighten both to 244 Nm (180 ft. lbs.), fit the spring washer, nut retainer and cotter pin. Put the wheel and tire onto the car and tighten the wheel mounting stud nuts to 135 Nm (100 ft. lbs.). Reduce your vehicle, press and let go of the park brake pedal to align the cables, pump the brake pedal to assure it is firm and drive on the road to have the linings sit properly.