Suzuki GRAND VITARA XL-7 Owner's Manual page 121

5C-4 PARKING AND REAR BRAKE
Cracked, scored, or grooved drum
A cracked, drum is unsafe for further service and must be
replaced.
Do not attempt to weld a cracked drum.
Smooth up any slight scores. Heavy or extensive scoring will
cause excessive brake lining wear and it will probably be neces-
sary to resurface drum braking surface.
If brake linings are slightly worn and drum is grooved, drum
should be polished with fine emery cloth but should no be turned.
NOTE:
When drum is removed, visually inspect wheel cylinder
for brake fluid leakage. Correct leaky point, if any.
Brake shoe
Where lining is worn out beyond service limit, replace shoe.
If one of brake linings is to service limit, all linings must be
replaced at the same time.
Rear brake drum shoe thickness "a"
Standard : 7.1 mm (0.28 in.)
Service limit : 3.6 mm (0.14 in.)
CAUTION:
Never polish lining with sandpaper. If lining is polished
with sandpaper, hard particles of sandpaper will be
deposited in lining and may damage drum. When it is
required to correct lining, replace it with a new one.
INSTALLATION
NOTE:
See NOTE at the beginning of this section.
For the details, refer to the same item of the same section in the
service manual mentioned in the FOREWORD of this manual not-
ing the following.
• Before installing brake drum, check outer diameter of brake
shoes (3). If it is not within value as specified below, adjust it
to specification by turning adjuster (2).
Rear brake shoe outer diameter "a" :
253.3 – 253.7 mm (9.972 – 9.988 in.)
1. Pawl lever