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6. Adjust the parking brake cable slackness as
per the procedure given.
NOTE:
Refer parking brake adjustment procedure
(point
14.8)
.
7. Tighten the parking brake slackness
adjustment nut located inside the console.
8. Reconnect the electrical connections to the
parking brake switch assembly and confirm
that the parking brake lamp becomes “ON”
when parking brake lever is at first notch.
9. Fix the Console Rear cover.
14.8 PARKING
BRAKE
CABLE
ADJUSTMENT
PROCEDURE (For HIGH & LOW END)
1. Before parking brake cable slackness
adjustment, confirm the following conditions.
2. Bleeding should be completed. (i.e. there
should not be air trapped in the brake system).
3. Confirm pedal travel by depressing the brake
pedal for few times.
4. Check the lining condition of the rear brake; it
should not have been worn out beyond limit.
After confirming all the above points, start
adjusting the parking brake lever stroke by
either loosening or tightening the self-locking
slackness adjustment nut. For details, refer
maintenance section.
5. Keep Parking brake lever in 0
th
notch and
tighten the parking brake cable adjustment nut
through Console Rear cover opening.
6. Pull Parking brake lever fully and release it for
5 times.
7. If notch position is 4 to 5 then hand brake
setting is OK.
8. If notch position is above 5, then tighten the
hand brake adjustment nut for getting final
notch position.
9. If notch position is below 4, then loosen the nut
for getting final notch position.




