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Parking Brake: Reassembly

Reassembly is in the reverse order of disassembly (See  DISASSEMBLY  ). 

HINT:

Apply high temperature grease to the parts indicated by the arrows (See PARKING BRAKE ).

  1. ADJUST PARKING BRAKE SHOE CLEARANCE 
    1. Temporarily install the 3 hub nuts.
    2. Remove the hole plug.
    3. Turn the adjuster and expand the shoes until the disc locks.
    4. Return the adjuster 8 notches.
    5. Install the hole plug.
    Fig 1: Adjusting Parking Brake Shoe Clearance
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  2. SETTLING PARKING BRAKE SHOES AND DISC 
    1. Depress the parking brake pedal with a force of 147 N (15 kgf, 33 lbf).
    2. Drive the vehicle at about 50 km/h (31 mph) on a safe, level and dry road.
    3. Drive the vehicle for about 400 meters (0.25 mile) in this condition.
    4. Repeat this procedure 2 or 3 times.
  3. CHECK AND ADJUST PARKING BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL (See  PARKING BRAKE PEDAL  )