Parking Brake System: Adjustments

1. Remove the brush seal from the handbrake lever console.
2. Remove the locking plate from the adjusting nuts.
3. Remove the threaded plug from the adjusting screw.
- Tighten the adjusting screw all the way in and then back it off a 1/4-1/2 turn.
- Check that the brake disc can rotate freely.
- Screw the threaded plug back in place.
4. Adjust the cable as follows:
a) Insert a 1.0 mm feeler gauge between the lever and stop.
b) Screw the adjusting nut (under the handbrake lever) until the feeler gauge slips out.
Correct clearance: 1.0 ± 0.5 mm (0.04 ± 0.02 inch).
5. Install the locking plate over the adjusting nuts.
6. Slide the brush seal over the handbrake lever and into place on the handbrake console.