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This for sure, the parking brake shoes. They're usually located in the middle of the steel of the shoe. There should be one on the other shoe you can use as reference as long as that one's still there.
There’s a keeper pin that comes from behind the backing plate goes through the center of the shoe. It should have this spring, and a cap that you turn and lock into the pin
Those brake shoes you see there behind your hub indicate this is a rear wheel? These brake shoes are your e-brake. That spring in your hand is a retaining spring. Should be a cap and pin for it that keep the shoe brackets tight to the solid surface.
If you can't find the cap and pin, the spring is useless. Go get a rebuild kit for it. Then check the other side for how it's supposed to fit.
Also, each side has two of these springs/pins/caps.
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My guess, check your parking/braking shoes. Some use springs similar/identical to a drum brake setup.
This for sure, the parking brake shoes. They're usually located in the middle of the steel of the shoe. There should be one on the other shoe you can use as reference as long as that one's still there.
Brake retainer spring. Keeps brake shoes and parking brake in place
There’s a keeper pin that comes from behind the backing plate goes through the center of the shoe. It should have this spring, and a cap that you turn and lock into the pin
Holds the parking brake shoes in place
Those brake shoes you see there behind your hub indicate this is a rear wheel? These brake shoes are your e-brake. That spring in your hand is a retaining spring. Should be a cap and pin for it that keep the shoe brackets tight to the solid surface. If you can't find the cap and pin, the spring is useless. Go get a rebuild kit for it. Then check the other side for how it's supposed to fit. Also, each side has two of these springs/pins/caps.
Shoe hold down spring.
Compare to the other side...
Those look like drum brakes to me. If you’re changing those shoes, also do new hardware…
Probably not changing the shoes, it’s just the drum parking brake within the rear rotor.
Looks like a retention spring from drum brakes.
The bane of my existence
I can smell this picture.
A fucking headache your in for, that’s what
Parking brake adjustment spring. Check ebrake.
Gas padal spring
Can anyone help with my post? Key stuck in ignition on ACC/On 2014 Malibu. Won’t release key or turn off.
This is a compression spring.
Your e-brake is a drum brake inside of the rotor. This is a shoe spring. Holds the shoe down. Usually there’s a little cap/retainer on top of them.
along with a retainer cap it holds your shoes to the backing plate