Parking Brake System: Description and Operation
Parking BrakeThe parking brake system is a mechanical system that activates a shoe-and-drum parking brake within the rear brake disc.
The parking brake system is cable-actuated and controlled by an independent foot-operated parking brake control. The parking brake system is actuated when the parking brake control is pressed. The parking brake control applies tension to the rear parking brake shoes through the front parking brake cable, the intermediate cable, the LH and RH rear parking brake cables. The respective rear parking brake assemblies are then applied.
The parking brake cable system tension is self-adjusting.