Stroke Inspection
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Mazda 3. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Pump the brake pedal a few times.
- Pull the parking brake lever two to three times.
- Inspect the parking brake stroke by slowly pulling at point A 50 mm {2.0 in} from the end of the parking brake lever with a force of 98 N {10 kgf, 22 Ibf} and counting the number of notches (clicking sound).
Parking brake lever stroke when pulled at 98 N {10 kgf, 22 Ibf} (World manufacturer identification "JM1")
Standard value: 3-4 notches
Limit value: 2-5 notches
Parking brake lever stroke when pulled at 98 N{10 kgf, 22 Ibf} (World manufacturer identification 3 "MZ")
Standard value: 2-3 notches
Limit value: 1-4 notches
- If not within the specification, adjust the parking brake lever. (See PARKING BRAKE LEVER ADJUSTMENT .)