Service Manual

CHASSIS

3-15Floating Deck Mid-Size Service Manual

Adjusting the Parking Brake

1. Check the parking brake before you adjust it. Refer

to “Checking the Parking Brake”, preceding.

2. Release the parking brake.

3. Remove the cotter pin from the clevis at the top end

of the parking brake adjusting rod (Fig. 0054).

4. Remove the clevis pin securing the top end of the

parking brake adjusting rod to the parking brake

handle (Fig. 0055).

Fig 0054 PICT-0470

Fig 0055 PICT-0471

5. Turn the upper brake adjustment yoke to adjust the

parking brake as follows (Fig. 0056):

a. Clockwise to decrease engagement force

b. Counterclockwise to increase engagement force

Fig 0056 PICT-0473

6. Position the upper yoke of the parking brake adjust-

ing rod to the parking brake handle and insert the

clevis pin (Fig. 0057).

Fig 0057 PICT-0471