Parking Brake Adjustment... 1. Place the parking brake plunger in fully retarded position, then jack up the rear of the vehicle, and position the stands. 2. Turn the parking brake adjuster located on the lower position of the parking brake plate counter clock-wise until the shoes seat against the drum. Next, loosen the adjuster one notch. 3. After the adjustment of the parking brake shoe clearance, pull the parking brake plunger, and check if the drum is locked. Next, releasing the plunger, check if the drum rotates freely. If the rotation is still tight, the adjuster should be loosened one additional notch. 4. Adjust the parking brake cable by adjusting the effective stroke of the plunger with the turn-buckle on the intermediate lever pull rod No. 1 and No. 2 and the adjusting nuts on the parking brake cable end. The effective stroke of the parking brake plunger should be 6 - 9 notches. 5. Test the parking brake effectiveness on a brake tester if available or on a slope. |
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