Subaru Legacy 2004 Service Manual page 3264

2. Parking Brake Lever
A: REMOVAL
1) Set the wheel stoppers to tires.
2) Remove the console box.
3) Disconnect the parking brake switch connector.
4) Remove the parking cable adjusting nut (self-
locking nut).
5) Remove the parking brake lever.
B: INSTALLATION
1) Install in the reverse order of removal.
Tightening torque:
Parking brake lever
"
18 N m (1.8 kgf-m, 13.0 ft-lb)
2) Install a new adjusting nut (self-locking nut).
3) Adjust the lever stroke. <Ref. to PB-5, ADJUST-
MENT, Parking Brake Lever.>
C: INSPECTION
1) Operate the parking brake lever 3 to 4 times and
return the lever fully.
2) While pulling the parking brake lever upward,
count the notches.
Lever stroke:
5 to 6 notches when pulled with a force of 200
N (20.4 kgf, 45 lb)
If it is not within the specified value, adjust the park-
ing brake. <Ref. to PB-9, ADJUSTMENT, Parking
Brake Assembly (Rear Disc Brake).>
D: ADJUSTMENT
Adjust the parking lever stroke. <Ref. to PB-9, LE-
VER STROKE, ADJUSTMENT, Parking Brake As-
sembly (Rear Disc Brake).>
Parking Brake Lever
PB-00053
PB-5
PARKING BRAKE