Inspection and Adiustment
Parking Brake
Inspection
1. Pull the parking btake lever with 196 N
lbf) of force to Jully apply the parking
parking brake lever should be locked
soecified notches.
Lever Locked Notches: 6- l0
{20 kgf, 44
brake. The
within the
Pulled up with 196 N {2O kgf, 44 lbf)
LEVER LOCKED NOTCHES
2, Adjust the parking brake if the lever notches are out
of specification.
Adjustment
NOTE: After rear brake caliper servicing.loosen the park-
ing brake adjusting nut, start the engine, and depress the
brake pedal several times to set the self-adjusting brake
before adiusting the parking brake
1. Raise the rear wheels oIt the ground. and suppon
the car on safety stands.
!!@ ato"t the trort whoels bsfore jacking
up the roal ot tha car'
2. Make sure the parking brake arm on the rear brake
caliDer contacts the brake caliper pin.
19-6
8.
3. Pullthe parking brake lever up one notch'
Remove the rear console {see section 20)'
Tighten the adjusting nut until the rear wheels drag
slightly when turned.
7.
Release the parking brake lever fully, and check that
the rear wheels do not drag when turned. Readjust
if necessary.
Make sure the parking brakes are fully spplied when
the parking brake lever is pulled up fully.
Install the cap onto the parking brake cable end, and
reinstall the rear console.
