### Wheel Cylinder

#### REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION

##### Altima, Maxima, Sentra and 200SX

CAUTION
Brake shoes may contain asbestos, which has been determined to be a cancer causing agent. Never clean the brake surfaces with compressed air! Avoid inhaling any dust from any brake surface! When cleaning brake surfaces, use a commercially available brake cleaning fluid.

1. Raise and safely support vehicle.
2. Remove the rear wheels and the brake drums.
3. Disconnect the flare nut and the brake tube from the wheel cylinder, then plug the line to prevent dirt from entering the system.
4. Remove the brake shoes from the backing plate.
5. Remove the wheel cylinder-to-backing plate bolts and the wheel cylinders.

   NOTE: If the wheel cylinder is difficult to remove, bump it with a soft hammer to release it from the backing plate.

   To install:

6. Install the wheel cylinder assembly to the backing plate. Torque the wheel cylinder-to-backing plate bolts to 60–72 inch lbs. (6–9 Nm).
7. Connect the brake line(s) and install the rear brake shoes.
8. Install the brake drum.
9. Bleed the brake system.
10. Adjust the rear brakes as necessary.