System Component Description

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The park brake system consists of the following:

Park Brake Pedal Assembly: Receives and transfers park brake system apply input force from driver to park brake cable system.
Park Brake Release Handle Assembly: Releases applied park brake system when pulled.
Park Brake Cables: Transfers input force received from park brake pedal, through park brake cable equalizer, to park brake apply lever.
Park Brake Cable Equalizer: Evenly distributes input force to both the left and right park brake units.
Park Brake Apply Lever: Multiplies and transfers input force to park brake actuator.
Park Brake Actuator/Adjuster: Uses multiplied input force from apply lever to expand park brake shoe toward the friction surface of the drum-in-hat portion of the rear brake rotor.
Threaded park brake actuators are also used to control clearance between the park brake shoe and the friction surface of the drum-in-hat portion of the rear brake rotor.
Park Brake Shoe: Applies mechanical output force from park brake actuator to friction surface of the drum-in-hat portion of the rear brake rotor.