Shoe Clearance Adjustment
- Make sure the parking brake control lever is fully released and parking brake cable adjusting nut is loosened.
- Remove the adjuster hole plug on the rotor. Using a screwdriver or suitable tool, turn the adjuster in the direction as shown until the rotor is locked. After locking, turn the adjuster in the opposite direction 5 or 6 notches.
- Rotate the rotor to make sure that there is no drag. Install the adjuster hole plug.
- After adjusting the clearance of the rear shoes, adjust the parking brake cable. Refer to
"ADJUSTMENT ".
- After replacing the shoes or the brake rotor or if the parking brake does not function well, perform the break-in procedure. Refer to
"DRUM AND LINING BREAK-IN ".
Courtesy of NISSAN MOTOR CO., U.S.A.