HARRIER SERVICE MANUAL PART -1

BRAKES 33 D. PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT Before parking brake cable slackness adjustment confirm following conditions: a. Brake bleeding should be completed (i.e. there should not be air trapped in the brake system) b. Confirm pedal travel by depressing the brake pedal for few times. c. Check lining condition of the rear brake. After confirming all above points start adjusting the parking brake. NOTE  At the time of brake adjustment the parking brake lever must be in OFF condition.  The brake adjustments should be done by jacking the rear wheels.  The linings should not be allowed to wear below 1mm of thickness above shoe rim. 1. Place chokes on the front wheels. 2. Jack up the rear axle. 3. Put hand brake lever in released position. 4. Tighten the spherical nut till the distance between open end of the front cable and spherical nut is 30 mm. 5. Apply hand brake 9–10 times with normal force. 6. Ensure that on releasing parking brake lever both rear wheels are free. (if it is not free loose the adjustment nut) 7. Now put the lever in 1 st notch & check the wheel rotation, if it is free tighten the adjustment nut till wheel gets locked. 8. Ensure that on releasing parking brake lever both rear wheels are free. 9. Tighten the lock nut which holds the spherical adjuster nut. 10.Operate the parking brake few times to ensure proper operation. 11.Lower the rear axle and remove the chokes from the rear wheel. (Note: Incase with 1 st notch setting, if wheels are not free in lever released condition make setting on 2 nd notch.)