Major Adjustment (to be done when replacing parking brake shoes and after lining surface break-in)
- Raise and support the vehicle (see
LIFT AND SUPPORT POINTS
).
- Release the parking brake pedal fully.
- Loosen the parking brake adjusting nut (A).
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- Remove the rear wheels.
- Remove the access plug (A).
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- Turn the ratchet teeth on the adjuster nut (B) with a brake adjuster tool or a flat-tip screwdriver (C) until the shoes lock against the parking brake drum. Then back off the adjuster 10 clicks, and install the access plug.
- Clean the mating surfaces between the brake disc/drum and the inside of the wheel, then install the rear wheels.
- Do the minor adjustment procedure.