Jack up the car. Take off the rear wheels with the e-brake released (block the front wheels). Pull off the brake drums. Do what it says do in Chilton's Auto Repair manual. There are attaching clips and springs and the e-brake cable that you need to undo to remove the brake shoes. You should put the new shoes on the way you saw the old ones on. Loosen up the brake cylinder rods so you can get the brake drums back on. After you have done all that, adjust the brake shoes so they barely contact the drums. You should bleed the brakes too, while you have your hands still dirty. The special tool for adjusting the brakes is called a brake spoon. I can do it with a large screwdriver though. When you're done, look around carefully to make sure nothing is loose, no "extra parts" are laying around that you need to put back on, then put the wheels back on and test drive the car. Correct any malfunctions. Make sure the e-brake holds the car from rolling. That's pretty low miles for an '88. Go to the library now, before they close and look in Chilton's. Xerox the parts in the book that tell you how to do this job, because they will not let you take the manual home. Call a friend who has changed brakes before, to coach you along this job. If you get confused during the job, you can look at the brake you didn't work on yet and see how things should be.
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