Parking Brake Cable Adjustment - Vehicles With: Rear Drum Brakes

Adjustment 

• 1.
  
  Apply the parking brake and remove the parking brake control lever boot.

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• 2.
  
  Release the parking brake and loosen the parking brake cable adjustment nut.

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• 3.
  
  Refer to: Brake Shoe Adjustment .

• 4.
  
  Install a cable tie around the RH rear brake shoe and the parking brake lever.

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• 5.
  
  Insert a 2mm hex wrench between the abutment on the LH parking brake lever and the brake shoe.

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• 6.
  
  Tighten the parking brake cable adjustment nut until the hex wrench falls.

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• 7.
  
  Cut and remove the cable tie.

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• 8.
  
  Apply the parking brake, install the parking brake lever boot and then release the parking brake.

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