Parking Brake Cable: Service and Repair

Cable - Front

Removal

CAUTION: Replacement of nuts and bolts: Various thread-locking devices are used on nuts and bolts throughout the vehicle. These devices restrict the number of times a nut or bolt can be used.

1. Position vehicle on a four-post lift.

2. Remove driver's seat.

3. Remove parking-brake lever trim.





4. Remove the lower slider bar of the driver side seat belt.
- Remove bolt.
- Remove slider bar from body grommet and seat belt loop.
- Collect spacer and card washer.





5. Raise rear seat cushion on driver's side of vehicle for access to carpet.
- Remove nuts securing seat cushion to body.
- Raise seat cushion.

6. Reposition carpet to gain access to parking brake cable.

7. Raise vehicle.





8. Loosen parking brake cable, adjustment nut.





9. Release parking brake cable from relay-lever fork.





10. Remove body grommet from cable.
- Remove grommet from body.
- Remove grommet from cable.

11. Lower vehicle.





12. Release cable from abutment bracket.
- Remove retaining clip.
- Pull cable into vehicle.





13. Release brake cable from hand lever.
- Remove spring clip.
- Release cable from trunnion.
- Remove trunnion.
- Release cable.

14. Clean components and mating surfaces.


Installation

1. Lay cable in vehicle in its installed position.





2. Install brake cable to hand lever.
- Position cable into hand lever.
- Install trunnion into hand lever.
- Install cable into trunnion.
- Install spring clip.





3. Install cable into abutment bracket.
- Install retaining clip.

4. Raise vehicle.





5. Install body grommet.
- Install grommet to cable.
- Install grommet to body.





6. Connect cable to relay-lever fork.

7. Set parking brake.

8. Lower vehicle.

9. Reposition carpet under rear seat cushion.





10. Reposition rear seat cushion.
- Install nuts and tighten to 5 - 7 Nm.





11. Install the lower slider bar of the driver side seat belt.
- Insert slider bar through seat belt loop and body grommet.
- Position spacer and card washer.
- Install bolt and tighten to 34 - 46 Nm.

12. Install parking brake lever trim.

13. Install driver seat.