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Lever Stroke Adjustment

  1. To check parking brake adjustment, pull on parking brake lever with weight of 66 lbs. (27 kg) on Sienna and 44 lbs. (20 kg) on all other models. Count number of notches (clicks) until parking brake is fully applied. See PARKING BRAKE LEVER STROKE SPECIFICATIONS  table. Adjust parking brake if travel is not within specification.
    PARKING BRAKE LEVER STROKE SPECIFICATIONS

    Application Notches
    Land Cruiser 4-6
    RAV4 5-8
    Sienna 3-5
    Tacoma 12-18
    Tundra 5-8
    4Runner 7-9
  2. On Land Cruiser, loosen lock nut, and rotate turnbuckle until lever travel is correct. Tighten lock nut.
  3. On RAV4, remove rear console box. Loosen lock nut and turn adjusting nut until lever travel is correct. Tighten lock nut. Install rear console box.
  4. On Sienna, release parking brake pedal. Loosen lock nut. Hold equalizer and turn adjusting nut until pedal travel is correct.
  5. On Tacoma (2WD) Tundra (2WD), tighten adjusting nut until travel is correct. Tighten lock nut. Confirm that rear brakes are not dragging.
  6. On Tacoma (4WD) and Tundra (4WD), tighten one of the adjusting nuts of the intermediate lever. Loosen other nut until travel is correct. Tighten 2 adjusting nuts. Confirm that bell crank stopper screw comes into contact with backing plate.
  7. On 4Runner, remove console box. Loosen adjusting nut until lever travel is correct. Tighten lock nut. Install console box.
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