For 1990-2009 cars

Table 1: | Not Enough Braking Force
Table 2: | Uneven Braking
Table 3: | Dragging Brakes After Pedal is Released
Table 4: | Excessive Pedal Travel
Table 5: | Braking Noise or Vibration
Table 6: | Poor Braking Force of Parking Brake

Refer to a symptom diagnostic procedure from the following list in order to diagnose the symptom.

• | Not Enough Braking Force

• | Uneven Braking

• | Dragging Brakes After Pedal is Released

• | Excessive Pedal Travel

• | Braking Noise or Vibration

• | Poor Braking Force of Parking Brake

#### Not Enough Braking Force

Checks | Actions
--- | ---
Badly worn brake shoe lining | Replace the lining.
Lining stained with oil | Check the wheel cylinder leaks and then replace the wheel cylinder or the lining, if needed.
Wheel cylinder condition faulty | Replace the wheel cylinder.
Malfunctioning self-adjustment feature | Repair the self-adjustment feature.

#### Uneven Braking

Checks | Actions
--- | ---
Lining stained with oil | Check the wheel cylinder leaks and then replace the wheel cylinder or the lining, if needed.
Wheel cylinder condition faulty | Replace the wheel cylinder.
Malfunctioning self-adjustment feature | Repair the self-adjustment feature.

#### Dragging Brakes After Pedal is Released

Checks | Actions
--- | ---
Weakened brake shoe return spring | Replace the brake shoe return spring.
Wheel cylinder condition faulty | Replace the wheel cylinder.

#### Excessive Pedal Travel

Checks | Actions
--- | ---
Excessively worn lining | Replace the lining.
Malfunctioning self-adjustment feature | Repair the self-adjustment feature.

#### Braking Noise or Vibration

Checks | Actions
--- | ---
Foreign material stuck to drum | Clean the rear drum brake.
Loosen brake plate bolt | Tighten the brake plate bolt.
Damaged drum | Replace the drum.

#### Poor Braking Force of Parking Brake

Checks | Actions
--- | ---
Lining stained with oil | Check the wheel cylinder leaks and then replace the wheel cylinder or the lining, if needed.
Damaged self-adjustment feature | Repair the self-adjustment feature.
Poor adjustment of parking brake cable | Adjust the parking brake cable.