Parking Brake Lever: Service and Repair

Removal
1. Lift the car.
2. Remove the return springs from the levers on the right and left-hand sides.
3. Press the rear guide sleeve out of the holder on the left and right-hand sides.
4. Press the front guide sleeve out of the bracket on the right-hand side.
5. Remove the cable from the levers.
6. Remove the nuts from the heat shield panel in front of the tank.
7. Disconnect the cable from the link rod. Remove the adjustment nut from the pull rod and fold under the cable equalization. Measure and note the thread length on the pull rod.
8. Remove the rubber gaiter.
9. Lower the car and remove the driver seat and center console.
10. Remove the two handbrake securing bolts and the handbrake switch cable lug.
- Lift out the handbrake unit.





Installation
1. Install the cable lug to the handbrake switch.
2. Install the handbrake and tighten the two securing bolts.
3. Install the center console and driver seat.
4. Raise the car and install the rubber gaiter and the link rod to the cable. Install the cable equalizer to the pull rod and the adjustment nuts to the measured thread length.
5. Install the cable to the levers.
6. Install the front guide sleeve to the bracket on the right-hand side.
7. Install the rear guide sleeves.
8. Install the lever return springs.
9. Install the heat shield panel.
10. Lower the car and check the handbrake operation.