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Parking Brake

  1. Remove 1 wheel lug bolt at each rear wheel. Raise and support vehicle.
  2. Rotate wheel until lug bolt hole is positioned over parking brake adjuster, approximately 45° forward for diagonal swing axle and 90° forward for diagonal swing axle with starting torque compensation. See Fig 1 .
    Fig 1: Adjusting Parking Brake Mechanism Insert screwdriver through any rear lug bolt hole to adjust the parking brake.
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    NOTE: Parking brake must be adjusted if brake pedal can be depressed by more than 2 steps (of 6) without any braking effect. DO NOT alter adjusting screw on parking brake intermediate lever. Screw is for balancing cable lengths only.
  3. Using screwdriver inserted through lug bolt hole, turn adjuster until rear wheel cannot be turned by hand. Back off adjuster until wheel can be turned without drag.
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