G35 Sedan 2WD V6-3.5L (VQ35DE) (2005)
Parking Brake Control: Adjustments
On-Vehicle Service (Hand Lever Type)
ADJUSTMENT
To perform adjustment operations, remove tire from vehicle with power tool. Using a wheel nut, fix disc to hub preventing it from tilting.
1. Insert a deep-well socket wrench to rotate adjusting nut to loosen cable sufficiently. Then, after releasing the parking brake lever completely,
adjust the clearance of rear shoes.
2. Remove adjuster hole plug installed on the disc rotor. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver, turn adjuster to clockwise as shown in the figure until
adjuster is locked. After locking, turn adjuster to the opposite direction by 5 or 6 notches.
3. Rotate disc rotor to make sure that there is no drag. Then install adjuster hole plug.
4. After adjusting the clearance of rear shoes, with no drag on the rear brake, adjust cable as follows:
a. Operate parking brake lever 10 or more times with a force of 294 N (30 kgf, 66 lbs.).
b. Operate Parking brake lever until a deep-well socket can be inserted. Insert deep-well socket, and rotate adjusting nut to adjust a parking brake
lever stroke to the specified notches.
CAUTION: Do not reuse adjusting nut after removing it.
c. After operating parking brake lever 3 to 4 times with a force of 196 N (20 kgf, 44 lbs.), make sure that the parking brake lever stroke is within
the specified number of notches.
d. With parking brake lever completely returned, make sure that there is no drag on the rear brake.