Subaru Legacy (2005 year). Manual — part 830

PARKING BRAKE

PB

Page

1.

General Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

2.

Parking Brake Lever. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3.

Parking Brake Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...5

4.

Parking Brake Assembly (Rear Disc Brake) . . . . . . . . . . . ...6

5.

General Diagnostic Table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PB-2

PARKING BRAKE

General Description

1. General Description

A: SPECIFICATION

B: COMPONENT

1. PARKING BRAKE (REAR DISC BRAKE)

Type

Mechanical on rear brakes, drum in disc

Effective drum
diameter

mm (in)

170 (6.69)

Lining dimensions

mm (in)

163.1

× 30.0 × 3.2

(6.421

× 1.181 × 0.126)

(length

× width ×

thickness)

Clearance adjustment

Manual adjustment

Lever stroke

notches/N (kgf, lbf)

5 to 6/200 (20.4, 45)

(1)

Back plate

(7)

Strut spring

(13)

Adjuster

(2)

Retainer

(8)

Strut

(14)

Shoe hold-down cup

(3)

Spring washer

(9)

Shoe guide plate

(15)

Shoe hold-down spring

(4)

Lever

(10)

Primary return spring

(16)

Shoe hold-down pin

(5)

Parking brake shoe (Primary)

(11)

Secondary return spring

(17)

Adjusting hole cover

(6)

Parking brake shoe (Secondary)

(12)

Adjusting spring

PB-00048

(16)

(10)

(13)

(11)

(9)

(6)

(2)

(1)

(17)

(3)

(4)

(7)

(8)

(14)

(15)

(12)

(5)

PB-3

PARKING BRAKE

General Description

2. PARKING BRAKE CABLE

C: CAUTION

• Wear work clothing, including a cap, protective
goggles, and protective shoes during operation.
• Before removal, installation or disassembly, be
sure to clarify the failure. Avoid unnecessary re-
moval, installation, disassembly and replacement.
• Be careful not to burn yourself, because each
part on the vehicle is hot after running.
• Use SUBARU genuine grease etc. or the equiv-
alent. Do not mix grease etc. with that of another
grade or from other manufacturers.
• Be sure to tighten fasteners including bolts and
nuts to the specified torque.
• Place shop jacks or rigid racks at the specified
points.
• Before securing a part on a vice, place cushion-
ing material such as wood blocks, aluminum plate,
or shop cloth between the part and the vice.
• Keep grease etc. away from parking brake
shoes.

(1)

Parking brake lever

(6)

Clamp

Tightening torque: N

⋅

m (kgf-m, ft-lb)

(2)

Parking brake switch

(7)

Parking brake cable RH

T1: 18 (1.8, 13)

(3)

Adjusting nut (Self-locking nut)

(8)

Clamp

T2: 33 (3.4, 24.3)

(4)

Equalizer

(9)

Parking brake cable LH

(5)

Bracket

T1

T2

T1

T1

T1

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(8)

T2

T1

T1

(1)

(3)

T1

(2)

(4)

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PB-4

PARKING BRAKE

Parking Brake Lever

2. Parking Brake Lever

A: REMOVAL

1) Set the wheel stoppers to tires.
2) Remove the console box.
3) Disconnect the parking brake switch connector.
4) Remove the parking cable adjusting nut (self-
locking nut).
5) Remove the parking brake lever.

B: INSTALLATION

1) Install in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque:

Parking brake lever;

18 N

⋅

m (1.8 kgf-m, 13 ft-lb)

2) Install a new adjusting nut (self-locking nut).
3) Adjust the lever stroke. <Ref. to PB-4, ADJUST-
MENT, Parking Brake Lever.>

C: INSPECTION

1) Operate the parking brake lever 3 to 4 times and
return the lever fully.
2) While pulling the parking brake lever upward,
count the notches.

Lever stroke:

5 to 6 notches when pulled with a force of 200
N (20.4 kgf, 45 lbf)

If it is not within the specification, adjust the parking
brake. <Ref. to PB-8, ADJUSTMENT, Parking
Brake Assembly (Rear Disc Brake).>

D: ADJUSTMENT

Adjust the parking lever stroke. <Ref. to PB-8, LE-
VER STROKE, ADJUSTMENT, Parking Brake As-
sembly (Rear Disc Brake).>

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