Rear Disc Parking Brake
- Prior to lever stroke adjustment, adjust rear brake shoe/rotor (drum) gap. Perform this procedure with loosening the adjust nut of the hand brake lever.
- Remove the adjusting hole plug (rubber) and turn the shoe adjusting screw downward with a small screwdriver so that shoes will expand until they get into close touch with the rotor. Turn down the adjusting screw notch by notch until the rotor does not turn.
- Turn the adjusting screw in the opposite direction (upward) until the rotor can be turned lightly. Standard number of notches to turn upward is 7 or 8. Turn the rotor and make sure that there is no brake dragging.
- After the rear brake shoe/rotor (drum) gap has been adjusted, perform parking brake cable adjustment. Turn the adjusting nut so that the parking brake lever travels 6-8 notches when pulled up with a force of 66 lbs. (30 kg).
- Make sure there is no brake dragging. Then tighten the cable lock nut to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- When poor braking effect possibly resulting from insufficient break-in is felt, or just after replacement of parking brake shoe, be sure to conduct break-in as follows:
- Forward 30 MPH for about 30 seconds with a lever pull force of 33 lbs. (15 kg).
- Backward 6 MPH for about 18 seconds with a lever pull force of 33 lbs. (15 kg).
If braking effect still remains poor after the above break-in, wait for some time until parking brake shoe cools down and then repeat this step. On completion of break-in, inspect parking brake lever stroke and if the lever does not come within the specified number of notches when pulled up, readjust. Be careful, excessive break-in may cause premature wear of the parking brake lining.