Patent ID: 6364076
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: F16D

Abstract:
A brake shoe for use in a S-cam type vehicle drum brake such that the brake shoe can be urged outwardly against a brake drum when an S-cam is rotated, the brake shoe comprising:an arcuate brake table having a first and a second side, the first side supporting a friction brake pad for contacting a brake drum; a brake web attached to the second side of the brake table extending inwardly toward the center of radius of the arcuate brake table, the web comprising a pair of spaced apart web elements having a first and a second end; the second end of each of the pair of web elements having a trunnion receiving slot for receiving a trunnion of an anchor pin; and the first end of each of pair of the web elements having a trunnion receiving slot for receiving a trunnion of a cam follower; wherein at least one of the trunnion receiving slots has a wear insert removably seated therein for interposition between the slot and the trunnion.