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Adjusting The Parking Brake

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  1. Remove the rear wheels.
  2. Release the parking brake lever and push back the brake pads of the rear axle until the brake disc can be turned freely.
  3. Undo the adjusting nuts on the turnbuckle (arrow) until the cables are without pretension. See Fig 1 .
    NOTE: To make the turnbuckle accessible, open the cover of the oddments tray behind the parking brake lever and remove the rubber inlay and the insert.
    Fig 1: Removing Adjusting Nuts On Turnbuckle
    G03103382Courtesy of PORSCHE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  4. Using a screwdriver, adjust the adjustment fixture through a wheel bolt threaded hole until the wheel can no longer be turned. Next, turn back the adjustment device by 9 notches (undo approx. 5 notches until the wheel can be freely turned, then undo another 4 notches). Repeat the procedure on the other wheel.
    Fig 2: Adjusting Adjustment Fixture Through A Wheel Bolt Threaded Hole
    G03103383Courtesy of PORSCHE OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
  5. Pull up the parking brake lever by 2 teeth and turn the adjusting nut of the turnbuckle until both wheels can be turned manually with difficulty.
  6. Release the parking brake lever and check whether both wheels can be turned freely.
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