Rear cable replacement
The rear parking brake cable connects the rear wheel brakes to the compensator.
Relieve pressure in the fuel system and disconnect the wire «masses» from the battery.
Block the front wheels with chocks.
Loosen rear wheel nuts. Raise the rear of the car and place it on stands.
Release the parking brake lever.
Remove the brake drum.
Remove the brake shoes and disconnect the parking brake cable from the lever attached to the rear brake shoe.
Pic. 11.43. Arrangement of bolts of fastening of a cover of a cable of a parking brake to a protective casing of a back brake
Remove the two bolts securing the parking brake cable sheath and pull it out of the rear brake cable guard (pic. 11.43).
Remove the fuel tank and heat shields located above the exhaust system.
Turn out bolts of fastening of clips of a cable of a parking brake to the bottom of the car.
Disconnect the front of the parking brake cable from the compensator and remove it from the vehicle.
Install in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following.
Lubricate the front of the parking brake cable and connect it to the compensator.
Adjust the parking brake cable.
Replacing the front cable
The front parking brake cable connects the parking brake lever to the compensator.
Remove the center console.
Release the parking brake lever.
Pic. 11.42. Location of locknut and parking brake adjusting nut
Loosen locknut (top nut), while holding the adjusting nut with the second wrench (bottom nut) from turning, then unscrew the lock nut and adjusting nut (see fig. 11.42).
Block the front wheels with chocks.
Loosen rear wheel nuts. Raise the rear of the car and place it on stands.
To access the parking brake compensator, remove the heat shields located above the exhaust system.
Rotate the parking brake cable 90°and disconnect it from the compensator.
Press out the sealing ring in the trough-shaped element of the bottom of the car and pull the cable through the opened hole.
Install in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following.
Lubricate the rear of the parking brake cable and connect it to the compensator.
Before installing the sealing ring, apply a layer of sealant to its edges so that water does not penetrate through it into the vehicle interior.
Adjust the parking brake cable.