2011 Polaris RZR 170 Owners Manual - Page 67

2011 Polaris RZR 170 Manual

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MAINTENANCE Parking Brake Adjustment 1. Position the vehicle on a level surface. 2. Place the transmission in neutral. 3. Carefully elevate the rear of the vehicle slightly. Use an appropriate lift. 4. Loosen the jam nut on the parking brake adjustment bolt. 5. While rotating the rear wheels by hand, tighten the adjustment bolt until significant brake drag is detected. 6. Back the adjustment bolt out 1/4 turn. 7. Hold adjustment bolt in place and tighten the jam nut securely against the lever arm. 8. Check parking brake lever movement. Verify that the rear wheels rotate freely with the parking brake off (lever in DOWN position) and that the vehicle will not move when the parking brake is applied (lever in UP position). 9. Verify that the park brake lever stays in the UP position when the brake is fully applied. Jam Nut Adjustment Bolt Step 7 64

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MAINTENANCE
Parking Brake Adjustment
1.
Position the vehicle on a level
surface.
2.
Place the transmission in neutral.
3.
Carefully elevate the rear of the
vehicle slightly. Use an appropri-
ate lift.
4.
Loosen the jam nut on the parking
brake adjustment bolt.
5.
While rotating the rear wheels by
hand, tighten the adjustment bolt
until significant brake drag is
detected.
6.
Back the adjustment bolt out 1/4
turn.
7.
Hold adjustment bolt in place and
tighten the jam nut securely
against the lever arm.
8.
Check parking brake lever move-
ment. Verify that the rear wheels
rotate freely with the parking
brake off (lever in DOWN posi-
tion) and that the vehicle will not
move when the parking brake is
applied (lever in UP position).
9.
Verify that the park brake lever
stays in the UP position when the
brake is fully applied.
Step 7
Jam Nut
Adjustment
Bolt