Parking Brake Tensioner Adjustment
- Raise vehicle. Create slack in cables by fully backing off cable tensioner adjusting nut at equalizer. Remove wheel. Remove brake calipers and rotors.
- Verify park brakes are in good operating condition. Check park brake shoe adjustment.
- Reinstall rotors and ensure rotors turn freely. Reinstall brake calipers. Tighten guide pin bolts to specification.
- Before installing wheel, see wheel lug nuts in TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS
. Reinstall wheel after brake shoe adjustment is complete and lower vehicle enough for access to parking brake foot pedal. Fully apply parking brakes.NOTE: Leave parking brakes applied until adjustment is complete.
- Raise vehicle again. Mark tensioner rod .25" (6.35 mm) from edge of tensioner bracket.
- Tighten adjusting nut at equalizer until mark on tensioner rod moves into alignment with tensioner bracket.NOTE: DO NOT loosen, or tighten the tensioner adjusting nut after completing adjustment.
- Lower vehicle until rear wheels are 6-8" (15-20 cm) off shop floor.
- Release park brake foot pedal. Ensure rear wheels rotate freely without drag. Ensure pedal returns to fully released position. Lower vehicle.