The long brake shoe (secondary shoe) faces to the back.
FRONT SIDE
The smaller shoe should go on the front. The larger shoe should go to the rear, but not because of why you might think! When the brakes are applied the front shoe tries to jam itself into the brake drum. It is that front cohesive part that has the strongest braking force - pressing most-so upon the forward-facing shoe. However, even though the front shoe is where the majority of braking force is applied, it does not get the larger shoe! As noted, in a braking mode, the majority of the force that the decelerating vehicle applies to the brake shoes is applied against the forward shoe by the forward-most area of the inner brake drum, this makes the forward shoe the stronger, braking-wise. To help even things out, the rear secondary shoe is designed to be larger, to more equally match the braking power of the smaller, but more powerful front primary shoe. Ergo: The proper place for the larger shoe is to the rear.
The brake shoe with the shorter shoe material goes towards the front ( secondary ) The longer shoe braking material ( primary ) always goes to the rear Actually the short shoe is the primary shoe and the long shoe is secondary, but the short shoe does go to the front.
A double action brake shoe comprising a shoe, a lining and an oscillator material as main components which function respectively as a reinforcing body of the brake shoe, a brake material and as a generator of certain vibration frequency when the shoe is applied to a hub. The lining is attached on the surface of the brake shoe and oscillator material is inserted between the shoe and the lining.
You can remove the parking brake lever, from the brake shoe on your Chevrolet Cavalier, by removing the retaining clip. The retaining clip connects the brake lever cable to the brake shoe.
Per http://autorepair.about.com/cs/doityourself/a/aa031701a_2.htm"NOTE: In many cases the primary shoe material is longer than the secondary shoe material. The longer shoe always goes towards the rear of the car and the short shoe towards the front."
The short shoe always goes to the front.
Remove the rear tire and wheels. Remove the emergency brake shoe spring. The brake shoe will come off. Reverse the process to install the new brake shoe.
the big/longer shoe generally(99%) goes to the back.(check mnufacturers specs) try www.autozone.com
A brake shoe is the part of a braking system which carries the brake lining in the drum brakes. It can be used in automobiles, bicycles, and other things.
It is important to know how to change a cars brake pads. Lift the car, remove the tire, brake shoe and pull the brake pad out of the brake shoe/caliper.