parking brake check & adjustment

[princess]

Check
Pull the parking brake lever (A) with 196 N (20 kgf, 44 lbf) of force to fully apply the parking brake. The parking brake lever should be locked within the specified number of clicks (B).


Lever locked clicks:

With rear disc:
6 to 9

With rear drum:
4 to 7


Adjust the parking brake if the lever clicks are not within the specification.

[princess]

Adjustment
NOTE: After servicing the rear brake shoes, loosen the parking brake adjusting nut, start the engine, and press the brake pedal several times to set the self-adjusting brake before adjusting the parking brake (with rear drum brake).

Raise the rear of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations.

Remove the center console.

Pull the parking brake lever up one click.

[princess]

Tighten the adjusting nut (A) until the parking brakes drag slightly when the rear wheels are turned.

Release the parking brake lever fully, and check that the parking brakes do not drag when the rear wheels are turned. Readjust if necessary.

Pull the parking brake all the way up, and make sure the parking brakes are fully applied.

Reinstall the center console.

[avexnsx]

I did this.. and now my brakes squeal like mad!!! =(

[mwmcginn]

Maybe a little too tight?

[avexnsx]

no.. i think i just need new rotors... =P
last time I had them turned, it was pretty badly warped... and I've had about 78000 km on them already... I think I will put up with the noise, and change the rotors after winter...

[Sig86 CM8]

i found out how to do this when i installed my comptech short shifter. now my ebrake actually works. thanks to tightening it!!