Repair Procedures

Inspection

1. Pull the parking brake lever (A) with 196 N (20 kg, 44lbf) force to fully apply the parking brake. The parking brake lever should be locked within the specified number of clicks (B).

Lever locked clicks: 6 - 8 clicks




2. Adjust the parking brake if the lever clicks are out of specification.

Adjustment

Parking Brake Shoe Clearance Adjustment

Disc Brake Type
1. Lift the vehicle, and make sure it is securely supported.
2. Remove the rear tire and wheel.
3. Remove the plug from the disc.
4. Turn the adjusting wheel in arrow direction as shown until the disc won't be rotated by tangential force of 29.4N(3kgf, 6.6lb) using the (-)screw driver (A). Then turn back the adjusting wheel by 5 notches




5. Install the rear tire and wheel after installing the plug.

Drum Brake Type
1. Depress the brake pedal more then 20 times by tangential force of 98N(10kgf, 22lb) to set the self-adjusting brake.

NOTE:
For Drum Brake type, shoe clearance is automatically adjusted by the adjuster and the adjusting lever.

Parking Brake Lever Stroke Adjustment

1. Lift the vehicle, and make sure it is securely supported.
2. Remove the floor console. (Refer to BD Gr. - "Floor console")
3. After the full stroke operation of the brake lever over 3 times for setting the cable, the travel must be between 6 - 8 notches when applying a force of 196N(20kgf, 44lb) at 40mm from the end of lever assembly (excluding button) by adjusting nut (A).








4. Release the parking brake lever fully, and check that parking brakes do not drag when the rear wheels are turned. Readjust if necessary.
5. Make sure that the parking brakes are fully applied when the parking brake lever is pulled up fully.
6. Parking indicator lamp must be "OFF"when the lever assembly is released. It must be "ON" when the lever assembly is operated by 1 notch.
7. Install the floor console.

CAUTION:
After repairing the parking brake shoe, adjust the brake shoe clearance, and then adjust the parking brake lever stroke.

REMOVAL

NOTE:
The parking brake cables must not be bent or distorted. This will lead to stiff operation and premature failure.

1. Remove the console.
2. Loosen the adjusting nut (A) and the parking brake cables.




3. Disconnect the connector (A) of parking brake switch.




4. Remove the parking brake lever assembly (A) with loosening the bolts (B).




5. Remove the wheel and tire.
6. Remove the brake disc(A).




7. Remove the rear hub unit bearing(A).




8. Remove the shoe hold down pin (A) and the spring (B) by pushing the retainer spring (B) and turning the pins.




9. Remove the adjuster assembly (A) and the lower return spring(B).




10. Remove the strut (C) and upper return spring (D).
11. Remove the parking brake cable retaining ring (B) from the parking brake cable (A).




12. Remove the parking brake cable (A) from the parking brake shoe (B).






INSTALLATION

1. Install the brake shoe(A) to the backing plate(B).
2. Install the shoe hold down pin(C) and the spring(D) by pushing the retainer spring (D) and turning the pins.
3. Check the parking brake cables for an identification paint mark and install on the left and right sides appropriately.

Identification color
-Rear drum brake
Left side : Red
Right side : Yellow
-Rear disc brake
Left side : Green
Right side : White

4. After installing the strut(C) and upper return spring(D), install the adjuster assembly(B) and the lower return spring(C).




5. Apply a coating of the specified grease to each sliding parts of parking brake as shown.

Specified grease :
Multi purpose grease SAE J310, NLGI No.2




6. Install the rear brake disc/drum and rear brake caliper.
7. After installing the cable adjuster, adjust the parking brake lever stroke.