Parking Brake Cable: Service and Repair

Parking Brake Cables, Removing And Installing

Removing
- Remove center console extension
- Release parking brake,





- Loosen adjustment nut (arrow) until parking brake cable can be unhooked from compensator.
- Raise vehicle.





- Remove clip -1
- 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 additional retainers (arrows).





- Pull parking brake cable out of guide tube -1- in direction of arrow.

Installing
- Slide parking brake cable into guide tube.





- Press brake lever -2- indirection of arrow and attach parking brake cable.
- Install clip -1





- Clip parking brake cable into retainer on rear axle (arrow -A-).
^ Parking brake cable clamp ring must lie in middle of clip.
- Hook parking brake cable into retainers (arrows).
- Hook parking brake cable into compensator.





- Pretension parking brake cable with adjustment nut (arrow).
- Adjusting parking brake.
- Install center console extension.