### Parking Brake Cable

#### ADJUSTMENT

##### Sentra and 200SX

NOTE: Make sure the rear brakes are properly adjusted prior to making any adjustments to the parking brake.

1. Make sure that the rear brakes are in good condition.
2. Carefully remove the dust boot from around the parking brake lever.
3. The adjustment is made by determining the amount of force needed to pull up on the lever. A force of 44 lbs. (20 kg.) should be needed to raise the lever 7–8 notches for drum brake vehicles or 8–9 notches for disc brake vehicles.
4. To adjust the pull, raise and support the vehicle safely on jackstands. There is an adjusting nut on the hand brake clevis rod. Loosen the locknut and turn the adjusting nut to establish the correct pull.
5. Tighten the adjuster locknut.
6. With the parking brake released, the rear wheels should turn freely. When the parking brake lever is pulled up 6–8 notches, the rear wheels should not turn.
7. Bend the parking brake warning lamp switch plate so that the warning lamp illuminates when the parking brake lever is raised 1 notch. The warning lamp should extinguish after the parking brake lever is completely released.

##### Altima and Maxima

NOTE: Make sure the rear brakes are properly adjusted prior to adjusting the parking brake.

1. Pull the parking brake lever with 44 lbs. of force and note the number of notches.
2. The parking brake lever should raise:
   1. 6–7 notches on the 300ZX models
   2. 7–8 notches for Altima
   3. 8–11 notches for Maxima and Stanza
3. Locate the parking brake adjuster at the base of the hand lever and rotate the adjuster nut on the threaded rod to obtain the proper parking brake lever adjustment.
4. Bend the parking brake warning lamp switch plate so that brake warning light comes on when parking brake lever is pulled up 1 notch. The brake light should turn off when the lever is fully released.

##### 240SX

1. Raise parking brake lever 4 to 5 notches.
2. Insert a offset box end wrench or ratchet and socket assembly into the opening in the control lever and loosen the self-lock adjusting nut. Remove the wrench and push the lever completely down.
3. Depress the brake pedal about five times. This will automatically set the rear caliper in the proper position.

   NOTE: Use 44 lb. (196 N) of force to raise the lever for adjustment purposes.

4. Adjust parking brake cable until the proper stroke is achieved. The proper stroke is 6 to 8 notches for 1993–94 vehicles or 7 to 9 notches for 1995–97 vehicles. When the parking brake lever is pulled the specific number of notches, the rear wheels should not turn. When the parking brake lever is released, the rear wheels should turn freely.
5. Bend the parking brake warning lamp switch plate so that brake warning light comes on when parking brake lever is pulled up 1 notch. The brake light should be extinguished when the lever is pushed completely down.
6. After the proper stroke is achieved, tighten the adjusting nut.