Parking Brake System: Adjustments

1. Ensure parking brake is released.
2. With transmission in neutral, raise and support vehicle. Support rear axle with jackstands.
3. Tighten parking brake nut against brake equalizer until rear brakes drag. Then, loosen adjusting nut until rear brakes are fully released. There should be no brake drag. If brake cables are replaced in any system having a foot-operated control assembly, stroke parking brake control with approximately 445 Newtons (100 lb) pedal effort, then release control and repeat this step.
4. Lower vehicle, then check parking brake operation.