2400392 - 3380A04 handbrake - check travel

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Clearance due to wear is taken up automatically The handbrake should only be adjusted after having replaced the rear brake shoes, the rear brake cylinder and the cable assembly.
Position the vehicle on the ramp1. Release the protection and remove it.2. Loosen the adjustment nut for the handbrake cable by at least two or three turns to ensure that the cable is completely loosened.
Before loosening the nut, mark its original position.
Start engine.With the engine idling, press the brake pedal forcefully at least 10 or 15 times.Retighten the handbrake cable adjustment nut to the original marked position.Make sure that, with the handbrake lever in the rest position, the rear wheels can rotate freely.Check that the braking action of the handbrake starts before the first notch.At the end of the adjustment, check that the lever does not travel through more than five notches of the toothed sector.Switch off the engine.Refit the protection.Remove the car from the ramps.