('04 Cavalier, rear brakes) Instead of the since-God-was-a-boy hold-down spring/pin/cup system, these brakes have a single large, sort of 'W' shaped spring, spanning the two shoes, and passing over a half-round retainer at the base. Here's a picture (set of 2): |CHEVROLET|CAVALIER&engines=23928%20L4-134ci%202.2L%20F%2FI&source=1&search_vehicle=true&gclid=CNSovIrmwcYCFUQSHwodad4CNg#.VZf8k1Il1-M (As shown is upside-down from what's in the car.) Question is, how to get the shoes off? Thanks. G

drum brake, unfamiliar hardware; how to remove?

Jul 04, 2015 2 Replies

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gbeccles 11 years ago

('04 Cavalier, rear brakes) Instead of the since-God-was-a-boy hold-down spring/pin/cup system, these brakes have a single large, sort of 'W' shaped spring, spanning the two shoes, and passing over a half-round retainer at the base. Here's a picture (set of 2):

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|CHEVROLET|CAVALIER&engines=23928%20L4-134ci%202.2L%20F%2FI&source=1&search_vehicle=true&gclid=CNSovIrmwcYCFUQSHwodad4CNg#.VZf8k1Il1-M (As shown is upside-down from what's in the car.)

Question is, how to get the shoes off?

Thanks. G

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gbeccles 11 years ago

(OP) Duh - they just pop out of the shoes. I thought they'd be hooked or something. Time will tell how easily they go back in.

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synthius2002 11 years ago

Do you mean you weren't even injured taking the spring off? I thought that was to be expected.

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