vauxhall Workshop Repair Guides

Vauxhall Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Other Information > < Parking brake cable, remove and install

 

Brake adjustment value  

Brake shoe adjustment  

Adjustment not necessary, automatic adjustment  

Parking brake adjustment:  

 

Disc brake, rear  

Put parking brake lever on second notch. Loosen brake cable compensating yoke, until adjusting nut is flush with threaded rod. Carry out wheel adjustment with screwdriver. Tighten brake cable compensating yoke until braking effect begins (same on both wheels). Parking brake must be firm on the 7th notch.  

Drum brake  

Turn adjust nut on brake compensating yoke until wheels stop. Then loosen adjusting nut until wheels are free. On second notch, braking effect must begin. When doing so, the cam at the brake shoe lever can be lifted max. 2 mm/0.079 in.  

Brake light switch  

The brake light must come on following a pedal movement of 20 +/ - 5 mm (measured at the pedal)  

 

 

 

Other Information > < Parking brake cable, remove and install