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Parking Brake Inspection and Adjustment: Adjustment

  1. Release the parking brake lever fully.
  2. Remove the center console (see CENTER CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
  3. Loosen the parking brake adjusting nut (A), start the engine, and press the brake pedal several times to set the self-adjusting brake before adjusting the parking brake.
    Fig 1: Identifying Parking Brake Adjusting Nut
    G05492079Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  4. Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations (see LIFT AND SUPPORT POINTS ).
  5. Remove the rear wheels.
  6. Make sure the parking brake arm (A) on the rear brake caliper contacts the brake caliper pin (B).
    NOTE: The parking brake arm will only contact the brake caliper pin when the parking brake adjusting nut is loosened.
    Fig 2: Identifying Parking Brake Arm On Rear Brake Caliper
    G05492080Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  7. Pull the parking brake lever 1 click.
    Fig 3: Identifying Parking Brake Lever
    G05492081Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  8. Clean the mating surfaces of the brake disc and the inside of the wheel, then install the rear wheels.
  9. Tighten the adjusting nut until the parking brakes drag slightly when the rear wheels are turned.
  10. Release the parking brake lever fully, and check that the parking brakes do not drag when the rear wheels are turned. Readjust if necessary.
  11. Make sure the parking brakes are fully applied when the parking brake lever is pulled all the way.
  12. Install the center console (see CENTER CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
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