1995 Jeep Cherokee brake question

You are correct.

The longer secondary shoe holds the parking brake hardware.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail >

Short shoe to the front.

Spdloader

If you think about this for a long time, you might convince yourself that there is a reason for it. I tried, but I just didn't get it. I did notice that when people put them on backwards, the short shoe wears out way too fast.

Earle

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Thanks for the quick response.

One more quick question- do you or anyone else know of a website where I can confirm this info? The other owner is hard headed as hell and will not accept the fact that the shorter primary shoe goes to the front.

His response to the fact that the primary shoe is in the front-

"Oh, I see what you're thinking You somehow have the notion that the primary is always in front??? I get it now. The primary isn't always in front. It can be in back, it's just where the primary actuating springs are."

Thanks again.

Sam

I did brakes and such for a long time professionally. I looked it up in my Wagner book to confirm, just incase I'm getting foggy.

1995 Jeep Cherokee rear brake shoes, short shoe to the front, long shoe in the rear.

This is a rule of thumb with Cherokees, there are exceptions with some vehicles.

Your best bet is to do your vehicle correctly, and let the idiot foul his up.

Keep your rear brakes properly adjusted.

Spdloader

There is a clear diagram in the Haynes Manual that labels the shoes and shows the shorter lining on the front or primary shoe.

I could take a digital photo of the page and email it to you if you would like.

Mike

86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail >

Thanks for checking the manual Mike. I appreciate the offer for the pic but there's no need to go through all the trouble.

I think he would just accuse me of photoshopping the picture :-)

Sam

The Haynes manual is a half decent book to have around, if only for things like that and the torque specs. It is in the twenty dollar range. Most auto parts stores sell them.

If you had the book which shows photos of the shoes as well as the diagram, that would fix his wagon.

Meanwhile I was bored so I got a couple blurry shots from the book and posted them on alt.binaries.pictures.autos.4x4

They are soo blurry there is no way you could be accused of photoshopping them. LOL!

Mike

SamJ wrote:

Well, I had some fun with my camera, but finally managed to post a couple clear shots of the XJ brake parts.

Mike

Mike Roma>

There is a general rule, that the primary or short shoes are downwind of the cylinders, with respect to the normal drum rotation, when the vehicle is going forward. Like this, when the cylinders are on top.

Left side iO| Right side |Oi

Put the cylinders on the bottom, and the adjusters on top, and the situation will be reversed.

Earle