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BRAKES 50 PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY PARKING BRAKE Complete View of Parking Brake The parking brake arrangement is cable operated. It is a console mounted mechanical type brake acting on rear wheels. The hand brake lever situated in the cab operates it. When the hand brake lever is pulled up, the parking brake lever arrangement in the rear brake assembly inside the rear brake drum brake is also pulled through the cable system. This action expands the rear brake shoes against the drum, thus applying the rear brakes. PARKING BRAKE HANDLE CONSTRUCTION This is a safety device so designed that the parking brake does not get released accidentally. To release parking brake, lift the handle slightly and keeping release button pressed, push down the lever fully. When release button is pressed as above, pawl rod also gets pushed, disengaging pawl from ratchet, thus releasing the parking brake