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3.2CL M/T

  1. Check parking brake adjustment. See PARKING BRAKE  under ADJUSTMENTS.
  2. With parking brake adjusted correctly, park car on firm, level surface.
  3. Keep parking brake lever release button "A" pushed in with a piece of tape. See Fig 1 . Attach a spring scale "B" to center of lever grip "C". Have an assistant pull parking brake lever up with 19.8 ft. lbs. (88 N) of force.
  4. Drive vehicle for 1/4 mile at about 31 MPH. Release parking brake lever and stop vehicle for 5-10 minutes to allow brake discs to cool.
  5. Repeat step  4 , 3 more times.
  6. Check parking brake adjustment. See ADJUSTMENT CHECK (3.2CL M/T)  under PARKING BRAKE.
Fig 1: Pulling Parking Brake Lever
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