Replacing the parking brake cables

1. Raise the rear of the car, place it securely on stands. Fully release the parking brake.

Front cable

2. Loosen the parking brake cable adjusting nut (see figure 12.3).

3. Disconnect the front cable from the rear where they connect on the left side of the vehicle (see picture).



4. Depress the tabs on the cable stopper, which is pinched to the body bracket (right in front of the junction of the cables) and push the cable and sheath through the bracket.

5. Push the sealing sleeve up through the floor tray.

6. Working inside the vehicle, remove the left impact panel, then roll up the mat. Disconnect the end of the cable from the bracket (see picture).



7. Depress the tabs on the cable housing and push the cable down through the parking brake pedal bracket.


8. Working under the vehicle, push the cable assembly out through the hole in the floor pan.

9. Installation is carried out in the reverse order Be sure to adjust as described in section 12.

Rear cables

10. Unscrew the parking brake adjusting nut (see figure 12.3).

11. Remove rear wheel and brake drum/hub assembly (see section 5).

12. Disconnect the end of the parking brake cable from the parking brake lever (see figure 6.5).

13. Depress the tabs on the cable sheath stopper and push the cable through the brake shield (see picture).



14. Squeeze out the tabs of the stopper on the guide bracket on the body wall (next to the regulator), push the rope through it.

15. For the left cable only, disconnect the rear cable from the front cable at the junction (see figure 13.3), then pass the cable through the side guide bracket.

16. For the right cable only: cut the retaining straps of the lower suspension arms and unscrew the cable bracket screw on the cross member, then remove the cable from the vehicle.

17. Installation is carried out in the reverse order. Adjust the cable as instructed section 12.