Brakes
Parking brake adjustment
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ADJUSTMENT
- Loosen the locknut (1) (Fig.26).
- Loosen the adjuster (2) until the cables (3) can be unhooked.
- Remove the wheels.
- Using a suitable flat-blade screwdriver inserted through the wheel mounting hole (arrow), tighten the adjusting serrated wheel (4) on each side (Fig.27) until the shoes rub against the inside of the drum.

Fig. 27
- Loosen the adjusting serrated wheel (4) on each side until the disc turns freely.
The adjusting serrated wheels (4) must be turned symmetrically on each side.- Tighten the locknut (1) against the adjuster (2).
- Apply the parking brake several times.
- Refit the wheels.

Fig. 26
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