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Parking brake cables for front-
wheel-drive vehicles,
removing and installing
Additional information
Repair Manual, Body-Exterior
Repair Manual, Body-Interior
Removing
- Remove both rear wheels.
- Remove heat shield (arrows) in center tunnel.
- Remove locking element -D-.
- Counter hold hex -E- using 13 mm open end wrench and turn adjusting
nut -C- in to stop.
- Slide cable adjuster together (arrow -B-).
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- Pull out locking clip -1-.
- Remove parking brake cables at brake caliper.
Note:
Do not damage the parking brake cable boot when removing and
Installing.
- Remove parking brake cables from brackets (arrows) at rear axle
beam.
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- Remove heat shield (arrows) at rear muffler and push to side.
- Open cable clamp (arrows) and remove parking brake cables.
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- Use screwdriver to pry parking brake cable out of bracket.
- Remove rear part of center console.
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- Using screwdriver, push parking brake cables toward parking brake
lever and press ball stud out of bracket.
- Remove parking brake cables.
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Installing
- Remove any plastic parts at compensating bar;
they do not need to be re-installed.
- Lock compensating bar to prevent it from turning (size 2 screwdriver).
- Insert cable ball stud through mounting in adjustment bracket.
Parking brake cable must lock into place in bracket.
- Install parking brake cables to rear axle beam.
- Adjust parking brake page 46-39 .
- Install rear part of center console.
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