Subaru SVX 1992 Manual page 852

4-4 [M6131] BRAKES
B: OPERATION
1 . PARKING BRAKE APPLICATION
When the parking brake lever is moved back, lever
located on the end of the parking brake cable 1@ moves
strut 30 in the direction of "A" with point "P" utilized as
a fulcrum.
The strut then presses brake shoes ® and 60 against
the drum . These brake shoes utilize a floating design
and are lightly supported by hold-down pins 70 . The
force applied to brake shoe ®, and the reaction force of
"A" applied to brake shoe 5V via point "P" provide
brake application when the shoes are pressed against
the brake drum .
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1 Parking brake cable
2 Lever
3 Strut
4 Brake shoe A
5 Brake shoe B
6 Shoe return spring
7 Shoe hold down pin
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2. PARKING BRAKE RELEASE
When the parking brake lever is moved forward, parking
brake cable 1) is loosened. This returns brake shoes
and 6@ to their original position from the tension of
return spring © so that the parking brake is released .
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