TM   10-3930-638-24&P 2-42. PARKING BRAKE MAINTENANCE (cont) a. Parking Brake Linkage (cont). STEP LOCATION ITEM ACTION ADJUSTMENT 19 20 21 Operator’s  com- partment Transmission parking brake actuating lever Operator’s com- partment REMARKS Parking brake lever (4) Adjust NOTE With lever in released position, turn adjustment knob located on top of lever fully counterclockwise until it no longer can be turned Be sure you don’t have parking brake lever in applied position (horizontal) when performing following step. a. Adjusting nut (9) Adjust Thread all the way up b. Adjusting nut (10) Adjust  upwards Until all slack is removed from parking brake cable (8) c. Adjusting nut (9) Tighten Against parking brake cable (8) clevis Parking brake lever (4) Adjust Turn knob located on top of lever (4) clockwise.  Apply  parking  brake;  if considerable force is required to pull lever  up,  back-off  parking  brake  lever adjustment  knob 2-275