On-Vehicle Service (Hand Lever Type)

INSPECTION





^ While applying the parking brake lever to specified amount of force. Check that the lever stroke is within the range of the specified stroke amount.
Number of notches: 6 - 7
^ Check that warning lamp comes on when parking brake lever is depressed with in one notch.

ADJUSTMENT
^ To perform adjustment operations, remove tire from the vehicle with power tool. Using a wheel nut, fix the disc to the hub preventing it from tilting.





1. Insert a deep-well socket wrench to rotate the self-locking nut to loosen the cable sufficiently. Then, after returning the lever completely, adjust the clearance of the rear shoes.





2. Remove the adjuster hole plug installed on the disc. Using a screwdriver, turn the disc to clock wise as shown in the figure until the disc is locked. After locking, turn the adjuster to the opposite direction by 5 or 6 notches.
3. Rotate the disc to make sure that there is no drag. Then install the adjuster hole plug.
4. After adjusting the clearance of the rear shoes, with no drag on the rear brake, adjust the cable as follows:
a. Operate the lever 10 or more times with the force of 294 N (30 kg 66 lbs.)
b. Apply the lever until a deep-well socket can be inserted. Insert the deep-well socket, and rotate the self-locking nut to adjust the lever stroke.

CAUTION: Do not reuse the self-locking nut after removing it.

c. After operating the lever 3 to 4 times with the force of 196 N (20 kg, 44 lbs.), make sure that the lever stroke is within the specified value.
d. With the lever completely returned, make sure that there is no drag on the rear brake.