2000 Cadillac Escalade Brake Shoe Set

You need to make sure the parking brake is released, back off the park brake cable adjustment and remove the access hole plug from the backing plate and insert a screwdriver through the hole to push the parking brake lever off the stop. Then use a rubber mallet to tap gently on the outer rim of the drum and/or around the inner drum diameter. Be careful to not deform the drum by excessive beating.

You can lay the shoes on a clean, flat work surface in the position they will be in when installed on the backing plate and the shoe with the parking brake lever goes to the rear of the vehicle.

You need to raise the vehicle and support the vehicle with suitable safety stands. Remove the tire, the wheel, the drum, the return springs, the shoe guide, the hold-down springs, and the hold-down pins. Disconnect the actuator lever and the lever pivot. Then remove the lever return spring and the actuator link, disconnect the park brake strut and the strut spring, and remove the park brake lever, the adjusting screw assembly, and the screw spring.

You can not interchange the right and the left adjusting screws.

You need to pull the bottom ends of the shoes apart, lift the lower return spring over the anchor plate, allow the shoe ends to come together, and release the spring.