Parking Brake Cable Adjustment - Vehicles With: Rear Drum Brakes

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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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