Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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bluethunder
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Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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Heard a noise today in the rear, removed the pads and rotor to find a broken shoe. Where is the best place to pick up a set ? Looks like a pain to do as it is all behind the axle. yikes!!!
Thoughts or suggestions welcome.
thanks
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Re: Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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Huh. I know they are pretty weak in the trucks did not think we had that problem.

Looked in the service manual, has two entries. One does not mention the hub and bearing and the other says to remove it. Not sure if a misprint or if there are actually 2 styles. One says HSV and Non HSV so maybe one is referring to the big brake package??
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Re: Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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thanks for the info.....hope to hell they can be installed w/o taking out the axel. Checked a bunch of local parts stores and most carry them.
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Re: Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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Here is some links for perusing:

This one does not mention the hub:
Parking Brake Shoe Replacement #1

This one does:
Parking Brake Shoe Replacement #2

Some info at the bottom for putting the caliper back on:
Rear Brake Rotor R&R

Then the procedure for adjusting the parking brake:
For the 9C3
For the 9C1
Steve Walker
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Re: Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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Funny... The shoes look a LOT like the ones for a 94-96 B-body. They built billions of those, yet the emergency brake shoes were stupid expensive (>$100, IIRC), yet you can get the ones for the 2011-2017 Caprice for about $75. :-/
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Re: Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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Thanks for the info Steve. Did a quick look and as far as I can see you have to pull the hub and bearing assembly to get access to the shoes. I don't see how it would be possible any other way. Will repost with some pics when I get to that point. Found a set of shoes (Wagner) through Rock Auto. Local prices were really high.
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Re: Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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I got mine from rockauto as well. Good luck and keep us posted.
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Re: Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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Thanks....yeah got them from Rock Auto
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Re: Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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Update..........Can be done without removing the wheel/hub assembly. I don't know how anyone could make such a lame parking brake assembly..
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Re: Rear emergency brake shoe broken

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bluethunder wrote:Update..........Can be done without removing the wheel/hub assembly. I don't know how anyone could make such a lame parking brake assembly..
Oh good to know. Can you give us a breakdown on how to do it?
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