Parking brake - adjust — VW

🧭 Before you start

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• With this procedure, the vehicle will be completely immobilized by activating the lever between the 3rd and 4th tooth.
• A slight rubbing of the pads against the drum is allowed.After the new adjustment it will not be necessary to perform it again due to the automatic adjustment of the rear wheel brake.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove the knob and the cover to adjust the parking brake General body repairs, interior68 Parking brake lever knob - remove and install.
2. Remove the wheels.
3. Reposition the brake
4. Fully lift the brake wedges.
5. Completely loosen the parking brake cables from the lever compensator.

6. Apply a force of about 300 N on the braking pedal.
7. Assemble the cables and tighten the nut (A) until the wheels can no longer be turned manually.
8. Loosen the nut (A) until the wheel turns freely. Slight rubbing is allowed.
9. Activate the brake lever and check whether turning the wheels is possible or not. [Note: With this procedure, the vehicle will be completely immobilized by activating the lever between the 3rd and 4th tooth.]
10. Release the parking brake and check if the wheels turn freely, otherwise, slightly loosen the nut (A). [Note: A slight rubbing of the pads against the drum is allowed.After the new adjustment it will not be necessary to perform it again due to the automatic adjustment of the rear wheel brake.]

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