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Parking Brake System: Description and Operation

Fig 1 Parking Brake Cable Routing (Part 1 Of 2):




Fig 1 Parking Brake Cable Routing (Part 2 Of 2):






The rear wheel brakes also act as parking brakes.
- The rear brake shoes are mechanically operated by a lever and strut that are connected to a flexible steel cable.
- The wheel brake cables are joined together by an equalizer and front cable extending to the parking brake pedal.