Parking Brake Cable Adjustment - Disc Brakes

Parking Brake Cable Adjustment - Disc Brakes

WARNING: Before beginning any service procedure, REFER to Safety Warnings . Failure to follow this instruction may result in serious personal injury.

General Procedure

1. Vehicles without a parking brake control boot.





2. Vehicles without a parking brake control boot.





3. Vehicles with a parking brake control boot.





4. Vehicles with a parking brake control boot.





5. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. REFER to Lifting Points .

6. NOTE: Make sure the parking brake control is fully released.

NOTE: This step requires the aid of another technician.
Adjust the parking brake cable in 3 stages.

- Stage 1: Insert a 0.7 mm (0.028 in) wire-type feeler gauge between the parking brake lever and the brake caliper abutment on both sides.
- Stage 2: With the aid of another technician, tighten the parking brake cable adjustment nut until movement is observed on one of parking brake levers.
- Stage 3: Remove the feeler gauges.






7. Vehicles without a parking brake control boot.
- 2 Nm (18 lb-in)





8. Vehicles without a parking brake control boot.





9. Vehicles with a parking brake control boot.
- 2 Nm (18 lb-in)





10. Vehicles with a parking brake control boot.