Parts for your 2010 Ford Transit-Brake shoes

2010 Ford Transit brake shoes — what they do and how to look after them

Per the Ford Workshop Manual for the 2006–2013 Transit (Section 206-02 Rear Brakes) and Ford ETIS/Microcat parts catalogues, the 2010 Ford Transit was built in multiple rear-brake configurations. Many variants run rear drum brakes that use service brake shoes, while higher-GVM models with rear discs typically use drum-in-hat parking brake shoes. The Haynes Ford Transit Diesel 2006–2013 manual backs this up, detailing both drum rear brakes and disc rears with separate parking-brake shoes. So, brake shoes are relevant to the 2010 Transit—either as the main rear brakes or as the park brake shoes inside the rear rotor hat.

On drum-brake Transits, the brake shoes press outwards against the inside of the drum to slow the van. On rear-disc models, a smaller set of shoes lives inside the disc’s hat section and is used purely for the handbrake. In both cases, good shoe condition is crucial for safe stopping and reliable parking on hills.

As part of routine servicing, it’s smart to inspect the rear brakes every 10,000–15,000 km (or at each service):

• Check shoe lining thickness