Shoe Clearance
- Return the lever assembly - hand brake completely.
- Loosen the adjusting nut, and make the cable free.
- Remove the adjusting hole cover (A) from the rear disc rotor.
- Insert a flat tip screwdriver (b) into the brake adjustment hole (A), and rotate the adjuster assembly - rear brake (a) until the disc rotor cannot be turned by hand.
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- Loosen the adjuster assembly - rear brake by 10 notches in the direction of the arrow (e).
CAUTION:
- Check there is no brake drag.
- Make sure that the adjuster assembly - rear brake is loosened by 10 notches. If it is not loosened sufficiently, dragging may occur.
- Install the adjusting hole cover to the disc rotor.
- Adjust the parking lever stroke. Ref. to PARKING BRAKE>Parking Brake Assembly (Rear Disc Brake)>ADJUSTMENT>LEVER STROKE .