Parking Brake System: Service and Repair

PARKING BRAKE





COMPONENTS

REMOVAL





1. Remove the main floor console.
2. Detach the parking brake switch.
3. Remove the parking brake lever.





4. Remove the parking brake lever from the parking brake cable.
5. Remove the rear seat cushion and take up the carpet.
6. Remove the parking brake cable clamp and grommet.
7. Move the center muffler heat protector center panel to the front.
8. Remove the washer assembled bolt and detach the clamp bracket.
9. Remove the wheel assembly and the brake drum.
10. Remove the rear hub assembly.
11. Remove the springs and shoe hold down pins.





12. Remove the cable clip.
13. Disconnect the cable end from the trailing shoe.
14. Drive out the parking brake cable to the under body side.

INSPECTION
1. Check the parking brake switch operation.
2. Check the parking brake lever ratchet for wear.
3. Check the parking brake cable for operation or damage.

INSTALLATION





1. Check the parking brake cables for an identification mark paint or wind tape and install as appropriate on the left and right sides.





IDENTIFICATION COLOR





2. Set the adjuster lever all the way back when installing the shoe-to-shoe spring.





3. Install the grommet in the direction shown in the illustration.
4. Apply a coating of the specified grease to each sliding parts of the ratchet plate and ratchet pawl.
Specified grease: Multipurpose grease SAE J310, NLGI No2





5. After installing the cable adjuster, adjust the parking brake lever stroke.

SERVICE ADJUSTMENT
1. After replacing the parking lever. Perform the cable adjustment after pulling parking brake lever 4-5 times as full stroke.
2. After replacing the cable.
1. In case of drum cable.
Adjust the outer diameter of the drum brake lining to �227.6-228.1 mm
After installing the drum, perform the cable adjustment.





2. In case of D.I.H (Drum In Hat).
Remove the adjusting hole plug and then turn the adjusting wheel to the direction of the arrow until the disc won't rotate by tangential force of 3 kgf using a screw driver (Flat tip(-)).
Rotate the adjusting wheel as much as 5 notches to the opposite direction of the arrow (Shoe clearance 0.19 mm (0.0075 inch) each side).
3. After replacing brake lining (Bed-in procedure).
1. Pull the parking lever as much as 4 notches (or 9 kg-f).
2. Drive the vehicle about 400m at the speed of 50 KPH.
3. Stop the vehicle for 2 minutes.
4. Repeat 2) step.
5. Check the stroke of the parking brake.