Bent Rear Parking Brake Shoe *Updated with install problem*

Re: Bent Rear Parking Brake Shoe

Eric,
Thanks for the part numbers. I'll look into it.

As for the pictures, I finally got them up..





And for reference, here is the driver side not bent.

Re: Bent Rear Parking Brake Shoe

Okay, I finally got the parking brake parts and pads..

I have redone my drivers side, and am working on the damaged passenger side now..

When I got the rotor off, the parking brake pads fell to the ground. It seems all the hardware had fallen out on the road somewhere and allowed the pads to get loose. They then got displaced and lodged between the axel and the back panel. The parking brake pads were very much destroyed.. They are bent and one of them was sheared in half.



I also noticed my parking brake cable wasn't connected. After closer inspection it seems the clip that latches to the cable end, had gotten bent closed so I had to grind it back open to reattach the cable..



I was able to reattach the parking brake but am not sure if I lost a part that wasn't included in the hardware kit.. The metal piece that connects to the cable and goes through to the parking brake pads is very loose and after looking back at the finished drivers side I think I'm missing a piece that goes underneath this piece. I realize this is very hard to understand, but if you have ever replaced the parking brake padsplease let me know if this looks wrong..



You can see it protruding towards where the pads will go, however below it is a tab that got slightly bent.. But is there something that is supposed to go between the connecting piece and the bent tab, to support the piece or pivot off of it?



I'd appreciate any help as I have the Jeep jacked up and want to put the parking brake back together, but wanna make sure I won't have to pull it apart again later, unless I have to get another part..

thanks
Jason

My parking brake froze on the drivers side, and I replaced the shoes last night, and figured out why it froze. What you call the connecting pieces are the actuators that spread the top of the parking brake shoes to engage the brake (obvious, sorry). These two pieces pivot on themselves. The pivot point between the two connecting pieces on mine was rusted together! The bent tab can be bent downward to help facilitate the remove of the connecting pieces. After cleaning the connecting pieces I smeared them with anti-seize, reinstalled them and bent the tab back up, make sure it is not bent too tight that it binds the actuators.

There are no other parts in this area, just the two halves of the connecting pieces and the tab. When you take the connecting pieces out you will notice that the tab is bent upward in the center in a "v" shape. This is the pivot point of the connecting pieces the lower piece has a large circular indent that this "v" shape fits into.

I wish I had the hardware part number before I started. LOL NAPA does carry the shoes, $35 including the core charge!

I haven't had this problem....yet!