PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM
On-Vehicle Service (Foot Lever Type)
INSPECTION
While depressing parking brake pedal with a force of 196N(20kg, 44lb). Make sure that the parking brake pedal stroke is within the range of the specified number of notches.
Number of notches: 2-3
Make sure that brake warning lamp comes on when parking brake pedal is depressed within one notch.
ADJUSTMENT
To perform adjustment operations, remove tire from vehicle with a power tool. Using a wheel nut, fix disc to hub preventing it from tilting.
1. Insert a deep-well socket wrench to rotate adjusting nut to
loosen cable sufficiently. Then, after releasing parking brake
pedal completely, adjust the clearance of rear shoes.
2. Remove adjuster hole plug installed on the disc rotor. Using a
flat-bladed screwdriver, turn adjuster to clockwise as shown in
the figure until adjuster is locked. After locking, turn adjuster to the opposite direction by 5 or 6 notches.
3. Rotate disc rotor to make sure that there is no drag. Then install adjuster hole plug.
4. After adjusting the clearance of rear shoes, with no drag on the rear brake, adjust cable as follows:
a. Operate parking brake pedal 10 or more times with a force of
294 N (30 kg, 66 lb).
b. Depress parking brake pedal until a deep-well socket can be
inserted. Insert the deep-well socket, and rotate adjusting nut to adjust a pedal stroke to specified
notches.
CAUTION: Do not reuse adjusting nut after removing it.
c. After operating parking brake pedal 3 to 4 times with a force of 196 N (20 kg, 44 lb), make sure that the
parking brake pedal stroke is within the specified number of notches.
d. With parking brake pedal completely returned, make sure that there is no drag on the rear brake.