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Parking Brake - Rear Disc Brake

  1. Apply service brakes three times with a pedal force of 175 lbs. to seat disc brake pads against rotors. Apply and release parking brake three times.
  2. Raise and support vehicle. Ensure that parking brake is fully released. Remove rear wheels. Reinstall two lug nuts to retain rotors. Pull up parking brake lever exactly four ratchet clicks.
  3. Parking brake levers on both calipers should be against lever stops on calipers. If levers are not on stops, check for binding in parking brake cables or loosen adjustment until both right and left levers are against their stops.
  4. Adjust parking brake cable until either left or right lever begins to move off stop. Loosen adjustment so that lever just barely touches stop. Apply parking brake lever several times to check adjustment. Parking brake lever should travel 14 ratchet clicks. Wheels should not be able to rotate forward when lever is applied between 8 and 14 ratchet clicks.
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