Parking Brake Cable, Drum Brake

Parking Brake Cable, Drum Brake

Removing

- Loosen the wheel bolts.

- Raise the vehicle.

- Remove the wheel.

- Release parking brake.

- Reset brake. Refer to => [ Rear Drum Brake, Resetting ] Procedures.

- Remove brake drum. Refer to => [ Brake Drum ] Brake Drum.

Vehicles without Center Armrest






- Remove the mat from the storage compartment.

- Open access cover - 1 - in the center console.

Vehicles with Center Armrest






- Remove the cover - 1 - on the center armrest - 2 -.

- Remove the nut - 1 - on the center armrest - 2 -.






- Remove the center armrest.

Continuation for All Vehicles






- Loosen the adjusting nut - 1 - until it is possible to disengage the parking brake cable - 2 - from the compensator bracket.

- Use pliers to pull the parking brake cable - 1 - toward the rear - arrow -.






- Disengage the parking brake cable - 1 - from the lever - 2 -.

- Unclip the parking brake cable - 1 - from the tabs - arrows - on the bracket - 2 - on the rear axle.






- Remove the parking brake cable from the guide - 3 -.

- Remove the parking brake cable - 1 - bracket - 2 - on the rear axle - 3 -.






- Disengage the parking brake cable - 1 - from the bracket - 2 - and pull it from the guide tube - 3 -.






Installing






Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Slide the parking brake cable - 1 - into the guide tube - 3 - and engage it in the bracket - 2 -.

- Slide the parking brake cable - 1 - through the grommet - 2 - on the bracket located on the rear axle - 3 -.






Make sure that for vehicles with drum brakes the parking brake cable is inserted into the mount - 1 - for the guide- A - on the rear axle- 2 -.






• Marking - A - symbolizes the drum brake.

- Slide the parking brake cable - 1 - through the guide - 3 - for the mount - 2 -.






- Carefully clip the parking brake cable - 1 - into the tab - arrow - on the bracket - 2 -.

- Use pliers to pull the parking brake cable - 1 - toward the rear - arrow -.






- Engage the parking brake cable - 1 - on the lever - 2 -.

The parking brake cable must be installed free of tension between the brake drum and the bracket on the rear axle.

- Install the parking brake cable - 2 - in the compensator bracket.






- Install the brake drum, refer to => [ Brake Drum ] Brake Drum.

- Pretension the parking brake cable using the adjustment nut - 1 -.

- Install the wheel and tighten.

- Adjust parking brake. Refer to => [ Parking Brake, Adjusting, with Drum Brakes ] Parking Brake, Adjusting, with Drum Brakes.