2. Remove one wheel bolt from each rear wheel. Then place chocks under the front wheels. Raise the rear of the car and place it on stands (cm. "Lifting and placing the car on supports").
3. The parking brake cable adjuster nuts are located under the parking brake lever boot on the center console (pic. 14.3). For easier access to the nuts, remove the rear section of the center console (see chapter 11).
4. With the parking brake fully released, unscrew the lock nuts and unscrew the adjustment nuts until. until the ropes loosen (pic. 14.4).
5. Starting with the rear left wheel, rotate the wheel and rim so that the free bolt hole is approximately 65°from vertical. Make sure the parking brake is fully released. Then insert a screwdriver into the bolt hole and fully extend the parking brake pads by turning the knurled adjuster ring. If the wheel and rim no longer turn, push the knurled ring back 10 teeth so that the wheel can turn freely (pic. 14.5, a, b).
6. Repeat the procedure in step 5. to adjust the rear right brake.
7. Raise the parking brake lever six clicks and turn the adjuster nuts until both rear wheels are hard to turn. Then release the parking brake and check that the wheels turn freely. Slowly raise the parking brake lever. The parking brake pads should start to touch the drums on the second click of the ratchet. Check parking brake adjustment. To do this, tighten the lever, counting the number of clicks. Repeat the adjustment if necessary.
8. After adjusting the cable, hold the adjustment nuts and tighten the locknuts securely Check the operation of the parking brake warning lamp, then reinstall the center console and parking brake lever boot. Install the wheels, then lower the vehicle to the ground and tighten the wheel bolts to the correct torque.