Parking Brake: Notes
The parking-brake hand lever is mounted on the transmission tunnel and incorporates the ratchet mechanism and release button.
The front cable is routed from the hand lever, under the carpet through to an abutment bracket adjacent to the transmission tunnel, and then connected to the relay lever. The relay lever is attached to a mounting plate by a center bolt on which it rotates The relay lever mounting plate straddles the transmission tunnel, the plate is secured by four bolts. The relay lever acts as a center pull system to transmit the force from the hand lever to the rear brakes shoes. The equalizer which is positioned in the center of the rear brake cables balances the force that is applied to the rear brakes.
The rear brake cables are linked together: each cable passes through the rear hub carrier and connects to a brake shoe expander lever. Application of the parking brake causes the rear cables to pull on the expander levers, the expander lever mechanism rotates on a pivot pin to force the brake shoes outwards to contact the brake drums.
The parking brake cables are adjusted by the rotation of a nut on the adjuster rod. The parking brake shoes are adjusted by means of a manual adjustment mechanism at each set of shoes. Refer to PARKING BRAKE .
If the vehicle is driven above 5 km/h with the parking brake applied, a warning lamp and text message will appear on the message center. The message clears when the brake is released or the speed drops below 3 km/h.