Parking Brake Cable: Adjustments

Parking Brake Cable Adjustment





All Vehicles
1. Remove the parking brake control boot.
1 Detach the boot clip.
2 Remove the boot.

2. NOTE: Make sure the rear brakes are at a cool temperature.

Release the parking brake control to its lowest position.





3. Loosen the parking brake cable adjustment nut until there is no tension in the cable.
1 Remove the retaining clip.
2 Loosen the adjustment nut.
4. Apply and release the brake pedal to make sure the rear brakes are correctly adjusted.
5. Raise and support the vehicle.
6. Make sure the parking brake cable and conduit is correctly routed and located in its clips.





7. Raise the parking brake control up four notches.





8. Tighten the parking brake cable adjustment nut until increased torque is noticed.
9. Apply and release the handbrake lever several times with sufficient force to settle the parking brake system.
10. Release the parking brake control to its lowest position.





Vehicles with rear drum brakes

11. CAUTION: If adjusting the cable does not affect the plunger movement, then the cable is either damaged, binding or seized. Install a new cable and conduit.

NOTE: The total movement of both the left-hand side and the right-hand side plungers added together should be between 1 mm and 8 mm.

Check the movement of the plunger in the left-hand side and the right-hand side backing plates. If further adjustment is required, adjust the cable using the parking brake cable adjustment nut.





Vehicles with rear disc brakes

12. CAUTION: If adjusting the cable does not affect the caliper parking brake lever movement, then the cable is either damaged, binding or seized. Install a new cable and conduit.

NOTE: The total movement between both the left-hand side and the right-hand side caliper parking brake lever and the stop added together should be between 0.5 mm and 2 mm.

Check the movement of the caliper parking brake lever on the left-hand side and right-hand side. If further adjustment is required, adjust the cable using the parking brake cable adjustment nut.
13. Rotate the rear wheels to make sure that no brake drag is apparent.





14. Install the parking brake adjustment nut retaining clip.
1 Make sure the parking brake adjustment nut is in the correct position after adjustment.
2 Install the retaining clip.
15. Install the parking brake control boot.