Parking Brake Cable: Service and Repair

Parking Brake Cable, FWD, 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.