Parking Brake Inspection & Adjustment: Adjustment

Minor Adjustment 

• 1. Vehicle - Lift
• 2. Equalizer Cover - Remove

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  1. Pull back the left rear carpet, and find the cutout in the insulation

  2. Remove the equalizer cover (A).

• 3. Parking Brake - Adjust

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  1. Release the parking brake pedal fully

  2. Remove the return spring (A)

  3. Loosen the adjusting nut (B)

  4. Press the parking brake pedal 1 click

  5. Tighten the adjusting nut until the parking brakes drag slightly when the rear wheels are turned

  6. Release the parking brake pedal fully

  7. Check that the parking brakes do not drag when the rear wheels are turned. Readjust if necessary

  8. Make sure the parking brake pedal is within the specified number of clicks (5 to 6 clicks)

  9. Install the return spring.

• 4. Equalizer Cover - Install

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  1. Install the equalizer cover (A)

  2. Install the left rear carpet.

  Major Adjustment (to be done when replacing parking brake shoes) 

• 1. Vehicle - Lift
• 2. Rear Wheels - Remove
• 3. Equalizer Cover - Remove

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  1. Pull back the left rear carpet, and find the cutout in the insulation

  2. Remove the equalizer cover (A).

• 4. Parking Brake - Adjust

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  1. Release the parking brake pedal fully

  2. Remove the return spring (A)

  3. Loosen the adjusting nut (B).

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  4. Remove the access plug (A). 5. Turn the ratchet teeth on the adjuster nut (B) with a brake adjuster tool or a flat-tip screwdriver (C) until the shoes lock against the parking brake drum. Then back off the adjuster 7 clicks. 6. Install the access plug. 7. Install both rear wheels .

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  8. Press the parking brake pedal 1 click 9. Tighten the adjusting nut (A) until the parking brakes drag slightly when the rear wheels are turned 10. Release the parking brake pedal fully 11. Check that the parking brakes do not drag when the rear wheels are turned. Readjust if necessary 12. Make sure the parking brake pedal is within the specified number of clicks (5 to 6 clicks) 13. Install the return spring (B).

• 5. Equalizer Cover - Install

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  1. Install the equalizer cover (A)

  2. Install the left rear carpet.