How Do You Install The Back Brakes On A Ford Taurus?
Standard rear brakes on the Ford Taurus were drum style, using twin shoes to apply friction to the inside of the drum surface. The friction stops the car. When the driver releases the brakes, the shoes retract away from the drum by springs. The shoes, springs, and drum are all regular maintenance items and can take the average backyard mechanic about thirty minutes to replace. Loosen the lug nuts on the rear tire on one side of the car. Do so with the lug wrench, turning counterclockwise. Raise the rear of the car with the floor jack on the same side that you loosened the rear tire lugs, placing the jack head onto a frame rail toward the rear of the car, never on the body or suspension. Place a jack stand under the frame rail near the jack head for support. Remove the wheel by removing the lug nuts completely, by turning counterclockwise. Pull the wheel from the hub and set it and the lug nuts aside. Remove the drum by pulling it free of the hub, or turning the keeper screw countercloc
