Parking Brake, Adjusting, Drum Brake: Adjusting

-- Raise the vehicle.

Vehicles without Center Armrest: 

Fig 1: Identifying Center Console

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-- Remove the mat from the storage compartment.

-- Open access cover -1- in the center console.

Vehicles with Center Armrest: 

Fig 2: Identifying Trim Panel And Center Armrest

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-- Remove the cover -1- on the center armrest -2-.

-- Remove the nut -1- on the center armrest -2-.

Fig 3: Identifying Nut And Center Armrest

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-- Remove the center armrest. Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .

Continuation for all vehicles: 

-- Press the brake pedal forcefully at least three times.

When Replacing a Brake Cable:

Fig 4: Identifying Parking Brake Cable And Adjusting Nut

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-- Attach the parking brake cables -2- to the parking brake lever. Refer to -item  3-.

Continuation for all vehicles 

-- Tighten adjusting nut -1- until parking brake lever goes back into rest position by itself under the first detent.

-- Tighten hand brake to stop 3 times and then loosen again.

The parking brake lever must go back into the rest position by itself under the first detent.

• Parking brake lever in released position.

-- Engage parking brake 2 teeth.

Fig 5: Identifying Parking Brake Cable And Adjusting Nut

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-- Tighten the adjusting nut -1- enough until both wheels no longer move by hand.

-- Release parking brake.

• Parking brake lever in released position.

-- Check whether wheels turn freely.

-- Check to see if the compensator. Refer to -item  5- is standing straight.

Due to the automatic rear brake adjuster, there is no need to adjust the parking brake after making initial adjustment.