Removing and installing the parking brake lever GAZ-3110

Parking brake system drive – mechanical, cable, to the rear wheels

It consists of a lever (with a handle and a locking mechanism), an intermediate lever and its rod, an equalizer and its rod, cables, a drive lever with a rod in the rear brake mechanisms.

The free play of the drive lever is adjusted by an eccentric on the rear block, and the tension of the cables is adjusted by an adjusting nut on the equalizer rod.

Disconnect the parking brake cables from the equalizer.

Removing and installing the parking brake lever

Remove cotter pin 1, remove washer 2 and remove axle 3, thereby disconnecting rod 4 from equalizer lever 5.

Removing and installing the parking brake lever

Remove the floor casing seal from the hole in the body under the parking brake lever rod.

Removing and installing the parking brake lever

From inside the passenger compartment, unscrew screw 1 of the fastening and remove trim 2 of the parking brake lever.

Removing and installing the parking brake lever

Unscrew the four fastening bolts and lift up the parking brake lever assembly.

For ease of removal of the lever, it is recommended to remove the front seats.

Removing and installing the parking brake lever

If necessary, disconnect wires 1 and remove switch 2 of the parking brake warning lamp from bracket 3.

Disassembling the parking brake lever

Disassembling the parking brake lever

Remove the handle from the lever. It sits on the lever with a slight tension.

Disassembling the parking brake lever

Unscrew button 1 and remove spring 3 with supporting felt washer 2 from the lever.

Disassembling the parking brake lever

Remove cotter pin 1 and remove lever rod 2 with two washers 3 from the axis.

Lever assembly

Lever assembly

The parking brake lever is assembled in the reverse order of removal, having first lubricated the gear sector and pawl with a thin layer of Litol-24 lubricant.

When installing button 1, it is necessary to compress the spring using a narrow screwdriver 2 through the slot in the lever.

Installing the lever

Installing the lever

Install the parking brake lever in the reverse order of removal.

When installing the floor casing seal, the arrow on it should point upward.

After installing the lever, adjust the tension of the parking brake cables.