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DL, GL & Turbo

  1. Remove center console rear ash tray, then working through ash tray hole, loosen parking brake cables adjusting screw until cables are slack.
  2. Raise and support rear of vehicle, then remove wheels. Align hole in parking brake drum with starwheel adjuster.
  3. Tighten starwheel until drum can just be rotated by hand, then back off adjuster until drum just rotates freely. Install rear wheels.
  4. Tighten parking brake cable adjusting screw until parking brake is fully applied when lever is pulled 2 or 3 notches. Install ash tray and lower vehicle.