While the brakes & hardware are completely out of the way, clean any steel filings from the ABS sensor & tone ring, remove any heavy brake dust deposits, & apply a small amount of grease to the shoe pads on the backing plate. There are 2 pads on each shoe. Also, clean any hardware to be reused, & lubricate the adjuster threads with anti-seize.

Pull the e-brake cable sheath out of the loop on the backing plate & slide the cable out of the notch. Then unhook the cable from the lever. With some effort, the levers can be removed from the backing plate, away from the caliper area. If they can be separated, the process is much easier. These were seized together at the pivot pin, so I wire-brushed them & applied anti-seize before reinstalling them.

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