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BRAKES 5 - 57 |
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PARKING BRAKES
INDEX
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Adjust Parking Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
. 57 |
Installing Parking Brake Front Cable . . . . . . . . . . |
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Installing Parking Brake Rear Cable . . . . . . . . . . |
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Installing Parking Brake Shoes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Parking Brake Hand Lever Assembly Removal and |
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Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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GENERAL INFORMATION |
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The parking brake mechanism on vehicles with rear |
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disc brake applications. Consists of a small duo-servo |
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brake which is mounted to the adapter. The hat (cen- |
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ter) section (Fig. 1) of the rear rotor serves as the |
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braking surface (drum) for the parking brakes. On |
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the vehicles with rear disc brake applications, the |
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parking brake cables are single unit assemblies. |
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Fig. 1 Drum In Hat Braking Disc
On non-rear wheel disc brake applications, the rear wheel service brakes also act as parking brakes. The
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Rear Parking Brake Cable Removal . . . . . . . . |
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Removal and Installation Parking Brake Shoes |
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Removing Parking Brake Front Cable . . . . . . . . |
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Self Adjusting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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Service Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
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rear drum brake shoes are mechanically operated by an internal lever and strut connected to a flexible steel cable. The wheel brake cables are joined to an intermediate cable which attach to the front cable leading to the foot lever (Figs. 2, 3 and 4).
SERVICE PROCEDURES
ADJUSTING PARKING BRAKE
AP, AA, AC & AY (STANDARD BRAKES)
The service brakes must be properly adjusted before adjusting the parking brake.
Release the parking brake lever then back-off parking brake cable adjustment so there is slack in the cable (Figs. 2 and 3).
Before loosening cable adjusting nut, clean threads with a wire brush, and lubricate with Mopar MultiPurpose grease on equivalent.
The rear brakes adjust every time you depress the brake pedal.
Adjust the parking brake after service brake adjustment by tightening the adjusting nut until a slight drag is felt while rotating the wheels.
Loosen the cable adjusting nut until both rear wheels can be rotated freely, then back-off the cable adjusting nut two full turns.
Apply and release the parking brake several times to see that the rear wheels rotate freely without dragging.
AG AND AJ BODY
The parking brake hand lever assembly contains a self adjuster for the cable system. Routine parking brake adjustment is no longer required (Figs. 3 and 4).
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FIG. 2 PARKING BRAKE CABLE ROUTING AA AND AP BODY
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BRAKES 5 - 59 |
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FIG. 3 PARKING BRAKE CABLE ROUTING AC AND AY-BODY
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