Parking Brake System: Adjustments

Inspection

Parking Brake Lever Inspection:

1. Pull the parking brake lever with 44 lbs (20 kg) force, to fully applied the parking brake. The parking brake lever should be locked within the specified notches.
Lever Locked Notches: 6 - 10

2. Adjust the parking brake if the lever notches are out of specification.


Adjustment
NOTE: After rear brake caliper or shoe servicing, loosen the parking brake adjusting nut, start the engine and depress the brake pedal several times to set the self-adjusting brake before adjusting the parking brake.

1. Raise the rear wheels off the ground and support on safety stands.

WARNING: Block the front wheels before jacking up the rear of the car.

Parking Brake Adjustment (With Rear Disc Brakes):

2. On cars with rear disc brakes, make sure the parking brake arm on the rear brake caliper contacts the brake caliper pin.

Pulling Parking Brake Lever One Notch:

3. Pull the parking brake lever up one notch.
4. Remove the ashtray from the rear console.

Parking Brake Adjusting Nut Location:

5. Tighten the adjusting nut until the rear wheels drag slightly when turned.
6. Release the parking brake lever fully and check that the rear wheels do not drag when turned. Readjust if necessary.
7. Make sure that the parking brakes are fully applied with the parking brake lever is pulled up fully.
8. Reinstall the ashtray.