Handbrake shoes replacement guide needed?

2012 KIA SPORTAGE
184,500 MILES • 1.7L • 4 CYL • TURBO • 2WD • MANUAL
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ALESSANDRO ALBERTIN
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Hello, tomorrow I have to change the handbrake shoes on this car, can you send me a step-by-step guide? Many thanks again.
Jan 12, 2023 at 7:41 AM
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STRAILER
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Sure, here are the instructions on how to do the job with diagrams of how the shoes are adjusted once you have replaced them. These instructions apply to both sides. Check out the images (below). Please let us know if you need anything else to get the problem fixed.
Jan 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM
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ALESSANDRO ALBERTIN
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Very good answerer, as always, thank you very much. I do this work today.
Jan 12, 2023 at 11:56 PM
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Good to hear, please use 2CarPros anytime we are here to help.
Jan 13, 2023 at 12:23 PM
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