PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT
1. Inspect and perform any needed
service on the brake pads before
adjusting the parking brake.
2. Position the vehicle on a level
surface. Place the transmission in
neutral.
3. Carefully elevate the rear of the
vehicle slightly. Use an appropriate
lift.
4. Loosen the jam nut on the parking
brake adjustment bolt
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5. While rotating the rear wheels by
hand, tighten the adjustment bolt
until significant brake drag is
detected. Then back the adjustment
bolt out 1/4 turn, or until the wheel
freely spins.
6. Hold the adjustment bolt in place
and tighten the jam nut securely
against the lever arm.
7. Check parking brake lever
movement. Verify that the rear
wheels rotate freely with the parking
brake off (lever in DOWN position)
and that the vehicle will not move
when the parking brake is applied
(lever in UP position).
8. Verify that the park brake lever stays
in the UP position when the brake is
fully applied.
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