Parking Brake Cable - FWD, Remove/Install

Parking brake cable - vehicles with front-wheel drive, removing and installing

Removing





^ Remove switch mount with storage compartment and cover for rear center console.
^ Release parking brake.





^ Loosen adjustment nut (arrow) until the parking brake cable can be unhooked from the compensator.





^ Pry off clip -1- for parking brake cable.
^ Press brake lever-2- in direction of arrow and unhook brake cable -3-.





^ Unclip parking brake cable from retainer on rear axle -arrow A- and unhook from retainers (arrows).





^ Pull parking brake cable out from guide tube -1- in direction of (arrow).

Installing
Install in reverse sequence; note the following points:
^ Slide parking brake cable into guide tube.





^ Press brake lever -2- in direction of arrow and attach parking brake cable.
^ Open clip -1- securing parking brake cable.





^ Clip parking brake cable into retainer on rear axle (arrow -A-).

Note: Clamping ring at parking brake cable must be positioned in center of clip.

^ Hook parking brake cable into retainers (arrows).
- Hook parking brake cable into compensator.





^ Pretighten parking brake cable with adjustment nut (arrow).
- Adjust parking brake.