Maverick and Comet Repair

WHEEL CYLINDER - REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

1. Remove the brake shoes.
2. On rear brakes, loosen the brake line on the rear of the cylinder but do not pull the line away from the cylinder or it may bend.
3. On front brakes, disconnect the metal brake line from the rubber brake hose where they join in the wheel well. Pull off the horseshoe clip that attaches the rubber brake hose to the underbody of the car. Loosen the hose at the cylinder, then turn the whole brake hose to remove it from the wheel cylinder.
4. Remove the bolts and lockwashers that attach the wheel cylinder to the backing plate and remove the cylinder.
5. Position the new wheel cylinder on the backing plate and install the cylinder attaching bolts and lockwashers.
6. Attach the metal brake line or rubber hose by reversing the procedure given in Steps 2 or 3.
7. Install the brakes.

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