PROCEDURE
INSPECT AND ADJUST BRAKE PEDAL HEIGHT
Check the brake pedal height.
Turn back the carpet.
Turn back the dash panel insulator assembly from the slit provided on the dash panel insulator assembly.
Measure the shortest distance between the brake pedal pad surface and floor panel.
| *1 | Brake Pedal Pad | - | - |
| *a | Brake Pedal Height | *b | Measuring Plane of Floor Panel |
| Pedal Height from Floor Panel |
|---|
| 141.4 to 151.4 mm (5.57 to 5.96 in.) |
If pedal height is incorrect, adjust the brake pedal height according to the procedure below.
Adjust the brake pedal height.
Remove the stop light switch assembly.
| *1 | Stop Light Switch Assembly |
| *2 | Lock Nut |
| *a | Brake Pedal Height |
| *b | Floor Panel |
Loosen the lock nut.
Adjust the brake pedal height by turning the push rod.
| Pedal Height from Floor Panel |
|---|
| 141.4 to 151.4 mm (5.57 to 5.96 in.) |
Tighten the lock nut.
Install the stop light switch assembly.
INSPECT BRAKE PEDAL FREE PLAY
Stop the engine and firmly depress the brake pedal several times until no vacuum is left in the booster.
| *a | Brake Pedal Free Play |
Depress the pedal until a slight resistance is felt. Measure the distance as shown in the illustration.
| Pedal Free Play |
|---|
| 1.0 to 6.0 mm (0.0394 to 0.236 in.) |
If the pedal free play is not as specified, check the stop light switch clearance.
If the pedal free play is as specified, proceed to the Inspect Brake Pedal Reserve Distance procedure.
INSPECT BRAKE PEDAL RESERVE DISTANCE
Release the parking brake.
With the engine running, depress the brake pedal and measure the pedal reserve distance.
| *1 | Brake Pedal Pad | - | - |
| *a | Brake Pedal Reserve Distance | *b | Measuring Plane of Floor Panel |
| Pedal Reserve Distance from Floor Panel at 294 N (30 kgf, 66.1 lbf) |
|---|
| More than 73 mm (2.87 in.) |
If the distance is not as specified, troubleshoot the brake system.