Santa Fe V6-3.5L (2004)
Parking Brake Cable: Adjustments
ADJUSTMENT
1. Pull the brake lever with force of 200 N (20 kgf, 44 lbs.) and count the number of notches.
NOTE: Pull the brake lever with the force of 20 kgf.
2. If the parking brake stroke is out of the standard value, adjust it as follows:
1) Remove the console.
2) Loosen the adjusting nut on the end of the cable rod.
3) Remove the adjusting hole plug, and then turn the adjuster the direction of the arrow. To prevent the disc from rotating, use a screwdriver.
4) Turn the adjuster 5 notches in the opposite direction of arrow.
5) Turn the adjuster nut to adjust the parking brake stroke to the specification.
NOTE: If the number of parking brake notches is less than the specification, loosen the readjuster nut and readjust.
6) After adjusting, check that there is no gap between the adjusting nut and pin and that the adjusting nut is fixed in the nut holder precisely.
7) After adjusting the parking brake stroke, raise the rear of vehicle.
8) Check that the rear brakes do not drag by turning the rear wheel when the parking brake lever is released.
