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Parking Brake Shoe: Adjustments





Adjustment

Parking Brake Shoe Clearance Adjustment
Disc Brake Type
1. Raise the vehicle, and make sure it is securely supported.
2. Remove the rear tire and wheel.
3. Remove the plug from the disc.




4. Rotate the toothed wheel of adjuster by a screw driver until the disc is not moving, and then return it by 3 - 5 notches in the opposite direction.





Parking Brake Shoe Clearance Adjustment
Drum Brake Type
1. Depress the brake pedal several times to set the self-adjusting brake.

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