6.2 Parking Brake (Drum Brakes)

Fig. 6-6.

Rear brake shoe with parking brake lever being attached to front shoe and adjusting bar.

The parking brake lever and its cable connections are shown in Fig. 6-7. The mechanical parking brake operates only on the rear wheels, and is independent of the hydraulic brake system. Each of the two parking brake cables is connected to a lever on one of the rear brakes shoes. See Fig. 6-6 above. When the parking brake lever is pulled, the brake shoes are forced out against the brake drum.

Fig. 6-7.

Cut-away view of parking brake lever assembly showing cable connections and internal ratchet.