Chrysler Crossfire. Manual - part 59
Excessive parking brake lever travel (sometimes described as a loose lever or too loose condition), is the result of
worn brake shoes, improper brake shoe adjustment, or improperly assembled brake parts.
A too loose condition can also be caused by inoperative or improperly assembled parking brake shoe parts.
A condition where the parking brakes do not hold, will most probably be due to a wheel brake component.
Items to look for when diagnosing a parking brake problem, are:
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Brake shoe wear
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Drum surface (in rear rotor) machined oversize
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Front cable not secured to lever
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Rear cable not attached to actuator
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Rear cable seized
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Parking brake lever not seated
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Parking brake lever bind
ADJUSTMENTS
ADJUSTMENT
Note: Adjust the parking brake only if the hand
brake lever can be pulled up more than 3 notches
without having an adequate solid braking effect.
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Loosen the parking brake cable tensioning bolt (3).
3. Remove one wheel bolt on each rear wheel.
4. Rotate the rear wheel (2) until the parking brake
adjuster wheel (1) can be seen through the
removed rear wheel bolt. Then using a screwdriver
or suitable tool (3), turn the adjusting wheel (1)
until the parking brake shoes are applied and the
rear wheel (2) no longer turns freely.
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Right side: Turn the adjusting wheel from the
bottom to top.
•
Left side: Turn the adjusting wheel from the top
to bottom.
Note:
When
slackening
the
adjusting
wheels
ensure that both sides are turned back by the
same number of teeth.
5. Turn the adjusting wheel back until the rear wheel
turns freely.
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