Removal and Installation: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2013 Nissan Armada. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
Installation is in the reverse order of removal.
- Apply brake grease to the specified points during assembly.
- Assemble adjuster so that threaded part expands when rotating it in the direction shown by the arrow in the figure below.
- Shorten adjuster by rotating it.
NOTE:
After replacing brake shoes or disc rotors, or if brakes do not function well, perform break-in operation as follows.
- Adjust parking brake pedal stroke. Refer to "ON-VEHICLE SERVICE ".
- Perform parking brake break-in operation by driving the vehicle forward under the following conditions:
- Vehicle speed at 40 ± 5 km/h (25 ± 3 MPH)
- Apply parking brake with an operating force of 392 ± 30 N (40.0 ± 3.0 kg-f, 88 ± 7 lb-f)
- Apply parking brake for a period of 5 + 10/- 0 seconds
CAUTION:- To prevent lining from getting too hot, allow a cool off period of approximately 5 minutes after every break-in operation.
- Do not perform excessive break-in operations, because it may cause uneven or early wear of lining.
- After break-in operation, check pedal stroke of parking brake. Readjust if it is no longer at the specified stroke. Refer to "ON-VEHICLE SERVICE ".