Kia Rio: Adjustment

Parking Brake Lever Stroke Adjustment

1.	Remove the floor console. (Refer to Body group - "Floor console")

Apply a coating of the specified grease to each sliding parts (A) of the ratchet plate or the ratchet pawl.

Specified grease:

Multi purpose grease SAE J310, NLGI No.2

Install the parking brake cable adjuster, then adjust the parking brake lever stroke by turning adjusting nut (A).

Parking brake lever stroke:

5 ~ 7 clicks (Pull the lever with 196N (20 kgf, 44 lbf))

After repairing the parking brake shoe, adjust the brake shoe clearance, and then adjust the parking brake lever stroke. (Refer to "Parking brake shoe installation")

4.	Release the parking brake lever fully, and check that parking brakes do not drag when the rear wheels are turned. Readjust if necessary.

5.	Make sure that the parking brakes are fully applied when the parking brake lever is pulled up fully.

6.	Install thd floor console. (Refer to the Body group - "Floor console")

Parking Brake Shoe Clearance Adjustment

Rear Drum Brake Type

Depress the brake pedal several times to set the self-adjusting brake.

For Drum Brake type, shoe clearance is automatically adjusted by the adjuster and adjusting lever.

Rear Disc Brake Type

Re-setting of the parking brake is necessary after overhauling the caliper body, or if the brake calipers, housing, parking brake cable or brake discs have been changed.

1.	Remove the floor console to reach the adjusting nut.

2.	Loosen the parking brake cable until both operating levers rest in fully off position.

3.	Bring the brake pads in their operating position by pressing the brake pedal down several times until there is resistance.

Tension the parking brake cable by tightening the adjusting nut, until the operating levers on both calipers lift from the stop, up to a distance of (A) between operating lever (B) and stopper (C).

Distance (A): Max. 1.5 mm (0.06 in)

5.	Parking brake lever in the car must be in fully loosened position.

6.	If the handbrake cables where changed, actuate the parking brake a few times with maximum force to stretch the parking brake cables, and then control adjusting as above.

7.	Check the wheels of their free operation.

8.	Install the floor console.

9.	Test drive.

Installation

Rear Disc Brake Type 1. Install the parking brake cable. 2. Install the parking brake cable (A), and then install the clip (B ...

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Kia Rio: Adjustment

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