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Parking Brake

  1. Check parking brake travel:
    1. Slowly depress the parking brake pedal all the way, and count the number of clicks.
    2. Parking brake travel at force of 66 lb. (30 kg) is 3-6 clicks.
    3. If incorrect, adjust the parking brake.
    2. NOTE: Adjust rear brake shoe clearance before adjusting parking brake. See REAR BRAKE SHOES .
  2. Adjust parking brake travel:
    1. If equipped with a floor shift, remove the console box. If equipped with a column shift, remove the hole cover.
    2. Release the parking brake pedal.
      3. NOTE: To confirm the parking brake cable is not twisting, always keep the red-painted surface up.
    3. Use a wrench to hold the screw end of No. 4 cable and ensure it does not rotate. See Fig 1.
    4. Loosen the adjusting hexagon lock nut.
    5. hold the parking brake cable and turn the adjusting hexagon until the pedal travel is correct.
    6. Hold the adjusting hexagon with a wrench, tighten the adjusting hexagon lock nut to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
    7. If equipped with a floor shift, install the console box. If equipped with a column shift, install the hole cover.
Fig 1: Identifying Parking Brake Adjusting Hexagon
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Fig 2: Identifying Red Painted Surface On Adjusting Hexagon
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