Parking brake (Honda Civic 5)

Contents: Examination ⇊ Adjustment ⇊ Pumping ⇊

Examination

1. Pull the parking brake lever with a force of 196 N (20 kgf) to fully engage the parking brake. The parking brake lever should be locked within the rated number of clicks.

Brake lever lift clicks: 6-9

2. Adjust the parking brake if the lever clicks are not within specification.

Adjustment

Note: After servicing the rear brake mechanism, loosen the parking brake by adjusting the nut, start the engine and depress the brake pedal several times to establish the brake self-adjustment before adjusting the parking brake.

1. Raise the rear wheels off the ground and secure them on safe stands.

Warning: Block the front wheels before jacking up the rear of the vehicle.

2. On vehicles with rear disc brakes, make sure the parking brake lever on the rear brake mechanism contacts the brake shoe pin.

3. Remove the rear console.

4. Raise the parking brake lever one click.

5. Tighten the adjusting nut until the rear wheels begin to bind slightly when turning.

6. Release the parking brake lever completely and check that the rear wheels do not bind when turning. Readjust if necessary.

7. Make sure the parking brakes are fully applied when the parking brake lever is fully raised.

8. Install the rear console.

Pumping

Attention.

Use only clean DOT3 or 4 brake fluid.

Make sure that no dirt or other foreign matter is contaminating the brake fluid.

Do not allow brake fluid to come into contact with the car, it may damage the paint, if the fluid comes into contact with the paint, wash it off immediately with water.

Note: The filler tank on the master cylinder must be filled to the upper MAX mark at the beginning of bleeding and checked after bleeding each brake mechanism. Add fluid as required. Use only DOT3 or 4 brake fluid.

1. Make sure that the brake fluid in the filler tank is filled to the upper (MAX) level.

2. Use someone's help to slowly press the brake pedal several times, then press the pedal steadily.

3. Loosen the brake bleeder screw to allow air to escape from the system. Then tighten the bleeder screw securely.

4. Repeat this procedure for each wheel in the sequence shown below until no more bubbles appear in the fluid.

5. Fill the master cylinder reservoir to the upper level