OEM Dodge Avenger Brake Drum

Dodge Avenger Brake Drum Parts and Q&A

• Brake Drum, Rear
  5105617AC
  Q: How to Remove and Replace a Brake Drum on Dodge Avenger?

  A:

  Lift the vehicle, unscrew the nuts on the wheel and then remove the tire and wheel assembly before touching the drum. Slip the brake drum from the studs found on the wheel mounting shared with the hub and bearing. If you can't break the drum loose, remove the screw that holds the support plate together at the rear below the Wheel Cylinder. Insert a small screwdriver into the hole in the support plate near the center of the bike, under the adjuster, against the lever pawl which is part of the brake shoe. With a screwdriver, press the pawl upward to free it from the teeth on the adjuster wheel as you use a second screwdriver or brake adjuster to turn the wheel. After loosening the adjuster screw enough, pull the drum away from the wheel mounting studs.
• Drum, Rear
  4779286AA
  Q: How to Maintain and Fix a Brake Drum on Dodge Avenger?

  A:

  For parking brake drum maintenance, lift out the rear brake assembly and prop it up with wire or something similar. Following that, insert the shoe and lining assembly deeper to take out the shoe hold-down cup. Attach the adjuster so that the shoe adjusting bolt of the left-hand wheel is positioned toward the front of the car and the one on the right is near the rear when installing the device. There are different loads on the shoe-to-anchor springs and their colors help you tell them apart; the right wheel is lined up with the left. While inspecting, measure the thickness of the brake lining a few times and if it is below 1.0 mm (0.039 inch), replacement is required. Apart from that, take the inner diameter measurements of the brake disc drum with a dial gauge caliper or micrometer at two or more places, with a standard of 168.0 mm (6.6 inch) and upper limit of 169.0 mm (6.7 inch); if this value is reached or exceeded, you should replace the drum.