Lever Type

PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM


LEVER TYPE : Adjustment


ADJUSTMENT
1. Remove rear wheels and tires. Refer to Adjustment.





2. Insert a deep socket wrench onto adjusting nut. Rotate adjusting nut to fully loosen cable, and then release parking brake lever.
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 lever operating force to 294 N (30 kg-f, 66 lb-f) just before a full lever stroke of 225.6 mm (8.88 in).

CAUTION:
Do not reuse adjusting nut after removing it.
b. When replacing parking brake cable, operate parking brake lever 10 or more times with a full stroke of 225.6 mm (8.88 in).
c. Release the parking brake lever and rotate the disc rotor to make sure there is no drag.
d. Rotate the adjusting nut to adjust the parking brake lever force to 196 N (20 kg-f, 44 lb-f) when the parking brake lever stroke is within the specified number of notches. (check it by listening and counting the ratchet clicks).

Pedal stroke number of notches : Refer to Parking Brake Control

e. After adjustment, check that there is no drag with the control lever released. If drag exists, perform the following:





- Remove the rear disc rotor, refer to Removal And Installation. Verify the toggle lever returns to stopper when the parking brake lever is released.





- If toggle lever does not return to stopper, loosen adjusting nut.
- Install rear disc rotor and adjust shoe clearance. Refer to Removal And Installation.
7. Install rear wheels and tires. Refer to Adjustment.