Parking Brake Cable: Service and Repair

To remove
1. Raise the car and remove the rear wheels.





2. Remove the two left retaining nuts for the center heat shield.
3. Remove the three retaining screws for the rear heat shield.





4. Measure the length of the protruding part of the pull rod from the adjusting nut to the end.
5. Remove the adjusting nut.
6. Remove the left tank strap.
7. Unhook the holder from the tank strap.





8. Remove the springs from the levers.
9. Remove the rear locating sleeves for the cables and remove the cables from the levers.
10. Pull the cables out of the holders on the rear axle.





11. Remove the right cable from the mounting under the rear heat shield.
12. Remove the cables from the holders behind the cable adjustment.
13. Cut off the cable tie securing the cable under the heat shield.
14. Pull out the cables.


To Fit





1. Position the cables, pull the cables to the front holders and fit.
2. Fit a new cable tie for the cables under the heat shield.
3. Fit the cables to the rear locating sleeves and levers.
4. Fit the springs to the levers.





5. Fit the pull rod adjusting nut to the previously measured thread length.
6. Tighten the tank strap.
7. Raise the car and tighten the pull rod adjusting nut until the brake starts to act.





8. Lower the car, release the handbrake lever and then apply the handbrake. The wheels should be locked at the 3-6th notch.
9. Raise the car and secure the center heat shield.
10. Secure the rear heat shield.





11. Fit the rear wheels and tighten the wheel bolts, using a torque wrench.
Tightening torque 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.).
12. Lower the car and check the handbrake function.