Daewoo Nubira. Manual — part 46

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PARKING BRAKE

DAEWOO V–121 BL4

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

ON–VEHICLE SERVICE

PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT

Adjustment Procedure

1. Release the parking brake.
2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.
3. Remove the rear wheels. Refer toSection 2E, Tires

and Wheels.

4. Remove the caliper and rotor assemblies. Refer

toSection 4E, Rear Brakes.

5. Remove the brake rotors on each side of the ve-

hicle. Refer toSection 4E, Rear Brakes.

6. Disconnect the parking brake cable from the back-

plate operating lever on each side of the vehicle.

7. Inspect and replace any parts of doubtful strength

or quality. This can be shown by discoloration from
heat or stress.

8. Adjust the shoe assembly to 167.6 to 167.8 mm

(6.60 to 6.61 inches) by turning the adjuster nut
clockwise to increase the diameter. Measure the
shoe assembly diameter as closely as possible to
the center of the lining material.

9. Inspect and install the rotors and calipers. Refer

toSection 4E, Rear Brakes.

10. Install the parking brake cable to the backplate le-

ver on each side of the vehicle.

11. In the vehicle, pull on the parking brake handle.

Stop after hearing two clicks.

12. Turn the rear wheel by hand until the wheel begins

to drag.

13. Release the parking brake.
14. Turn the rear wheel by hand to check the drag. Re-

adjust the cable, if necessary.

15. Repeat the process for the other rear wheel.
16. Lower the vehicle.

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DAEWOO V–121 BL4

PARKING BRAKE LEVER

Removal Procedure

1. Release the parking brake.
2. Remove the center console. Refer toSection 9G,

Interior Trim.

3. Measure the thread length from the end of the pull

rod to the adjustment nut.

4. Remove the split pin which holds the eye bolt pull

rod to the parking brake lever assembly.

5. Detach the eye bolt pull rod but leave the pull rod

connected to the equalizer which is attached to the
parking brake cables.

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PARKING BRAKE

DAEWOO V–121 BL4

6. Remove the bolts and the washers which secure

the parking brake assembly to the underbody.

7. If necessary, remove the parking brake switch at-

tached to the parking brake lever assembly by a
small screw, and remove the switch.

Installation Procedure

Notice : If the parking brake lever is bent or damaged, re-
place the entire parking brake lever assembly.

1. Fasten the parking brake switch to the parking

brake lever assembly with the screw.

Tighten

Tighten the parking brake switch–to–parking brake
lever screw to 4 N

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m (35 lb–in).

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DAEWOO V–121 BL4

2. Install the parking brake lever bolts, and fasten the

parking brake lever assembly to the vehicle under-
body.

Tighten

Tighten the parking brake lever assembly–to–vehicle
underbody bolts to 22 N

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m (16 lb–ft).

3. Install the eye bolt pull rod to the brake lever oper-

ating pawl fastening the pull rod with a split pin.

4. Check the parking brake adjustment referring to the

original removal adjustment nut measurement tak-
en in the removal procedure. Refer to ”Parking
Brake Adjustment”in this section.

5. Install the center console. Refer toSection 9G, Inte-

rior Trim.

PARKING BRAKE CABLE

Removal Procedure

1. Remove the center console. Refer toSection 9G,

Interior Trim.

2. Remove the split pin which holds the eye bolt pull

rod to the parking brake lever assembly.