2002 Ford Explorer hand brake shoes

PEPPERONE

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2002 FORD EXPLORER

Brakes problem
2002 Ford Explorer 6 cyl Four Wheel Drive Automatic

does any body know how to change the hand brake shoes on this car because it seems there is not enough room to remove the springs & the clips from wheel because the hub unit with the lug screws are in the way. Thank you. Pepperone

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Make sure there is no tension on the cable.
Pull the lower retracting spring off and remover the adjuster wheel. You should be able to shift the shoes enough to undo the holdowns. I press with a screwdriver, and spin the pin with a pair of stubby needle nose pliers. These sometimes need replacement.

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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 AT 8:32 AM

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1st thanks for your reply. Now these pins are not the same as regular pins on cars that you turn spring & compress to get off. They have a clip that goes over pin &you have to compress the clip & push clip up while holding pin in back. This I can do but taking springs off & taking hand brake cable off shoe I belive will be really hard to do with stub in the way. If any body has a picture of 2002 explorer rear brakes would be great thanks again. Pepperone

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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 AT 8:55 AM

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I think I shot some a few months back, I'll post them if I am right, I know what style you mean, thats why I hold the clip down with a screwdriver.

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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 AT 1:22 PM

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Thanks pepperone

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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008 AT 4:44 PM

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NAturally I didn't shoot helpful ones other than these two:

The pivots need to be removed, separated and greased, they seize up quite a bit here in the north.

Mitchell offers this:

I haven't done the drill bit thing myself.

I attach the lower spring first before using the hold down springs. Although I have attached the one side to the backing plate then the spring. I found a radiator hose pick works good to get the longer spring atached to the other shoe.