60 series rear brake assembly

[Bigjoe]

Does anyone have a diagram or a picture of left rear brake assembly.

[bosque]

look in the manuals section for say the 71 parts book.....scroll thru and you can see a exploded diagram of this and most components of the mighty Patrol!

[Esteban]

I extracted from the Service Manual just the rear brakes. It has a good diagram and the placement of the adjusting shims and lock plate in the back that RiverPatrol was referring in another post, as well as where to put some grease.

Once everything is installed and the drum in place, press the brakes a couple of times so everything will end up in the proper position. Then adjust the brakes. What I do is the following:

- Press the brakes a couple of times
- Raise the corresponding wheel
- Turn the adjusting bolt until the wheel can't be rotated by hand, and then return the adjuster 1 or 2 clicks until you don't feel a drag, or if the shoes are new, a slight drag.
- Press the brake a couple of times again
- Check the adjusting bolt again

Note: the adjusting bolt acts as a wedge but has discrete points so you actually feel the clicks. When adjusting the brakes, once you're nearing the point that the wheel will not be able to turn freely, try to sense the "resting" point of the adjuster turning it back a forth just a bit. You'll clearly see what I mean. Hope it makes sense.

Good luck.

Rear Brake Service.pdf