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Parking Brake Cable: Adjustments

Park Brake Cable Adjustment 

Important: Before you adjust the park brake, verify that the park brake shoes are adjusted to provide a clearance of 0.6604 mm (0.026 inch).

1. Rotate the rear wheels and note the amount of brake and driveline drag.
2. Tighten the adjuster, periodically turning the rear wheels by hand until the drag begins to increase.
3. Lower the vehicle.
4. Fully apply and release the park brake lever to the floor 3 times.
5. Raise the vehicle.
6. Repeat step 2.
7. Loosen the adjuster until the brake drag is the same as noted in step 1.
8. Lower the vehicle.

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