Parking Brake System: Adjustments

PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM


Adjustment


ADJUSTMENT
1. Remove rear wheel and tires.





2. Insert a deep socket wrench onto adjusting nut. Rotate adjusting nut to fully loosen cable, and then release parking brake pedal.
3. Secure disc rotor to hub using wheel nut so as not to tilt disc rotor.





4. Remove adjuster hole plug installed on the disc rotor. Turn the adjuster in direction (A) using a suitable tool or a flat-bladed screwdriver as shown, until disc rotor is locked. Turn the adjuster in the opposite direction by 5 or 6 notches after locking.
5. Rotate disc rotor to make sure that there is no drag. Install the adjuster hole plug.
6. Adjust parking brake cable with the following procedure:
a. Rotate the adjusting nut to adjust parking brake pedal operating force to 490 N (50 kg-f, 110 lb-f) just before a full pedal stroke of 201.7 mm (7.94 in).
b. When replacing parking brake cable, operate parking brake pedal 10 or more times with a full stroke of 201.7 mm (7.94 in).
c. Release the parking brake pedal and rotate the disc rotor to make sure that there is no drag.
d. Rotate the adjusting nut to adjusting the parking brake pedal force to 196 N (20 kg-f, 44 lb-f) when the parking brake pedal stroke is within the specified number of notches. Check it by listening and counting the ratchet clicks. Operate parking brake pedal 10 or more times with a full stroke of 194.3 mm (7.6 in).

Pedal stroke number of notches : Parking Brake Control Parking Drum Brake.





e. After adjustment, check that there is no drag with the parking brake pedal is being released. If drag exists, perform the following:
- Remove the rear disc rotor, Exploded View Removal And Installation. Verify the toggle lever returns to stopper when the parking brake pedal is released.
- If toggle lever does not return to stopper, loosen adjuster nut.
- Install rear disc rotor and adjust shoe clearance. Removal And Installation.
7. Install rear wheels and tires. Adjustment.