How to Make Parking Brake Adjustments

Tiny
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How to Make Parking Brake Adjustments in a Ford F-Series
Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 AT 6:53 PM

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Tiny
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1.Raise and support the vehicle.


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2.Disconnect the adjusting clevis.
1 Remove the clevis pin locking pin.
2 Remove the clevis pin, and disconnect the adjusting clevis from the parking brake lever.( Parking Brake Release Handle Nuts 8-11 Nm (6-8 ft. lbs.)


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3.Set the adjusting clevis.
1 Loosen the jam nut several turns.
2 Position the parking brake lever in the applied position.
3 Tighten or loosen the adjusting clevis until the adjusting clevis hole lines up with the parking brake lever hole, and then loosen the adjusting clevis 13 mm (0.5 inch).


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4.Install the pins, and tighten the jam nut.
1 Install the clevis pin through the adjusting clevis and the parking brake lever.( Parking Brake Release Handle Nuts 8-11 Nm (6-8 ft. lbs.)
2 Install the locking pin in the clevis pin.
3 Tighten the jam nut.
5.Lower the vehicle.
6.Test the parking brake operation.
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