Some drivers, trying to wear out the parking brake cable less, try to use it less often
Such “savings” lead to a bad result: the cable, rarely moving in the shell, gradually loses mobility and ultimately jams and breaks. Use the parking brake whenever necessary.
Replacing the parking brake lever pawl spring
If the parking brake lever does not lock in the selected position, first check the pawl spring.
If the spring is OK, replace the lever.
Unscrew the button from the lever
Remove the pawl spring. Replace the defective spring
Repairing the parking brake lever
You will need: two 13mm wrenches, a 13mm socket wrench (head), a Phillips screwdriver, pliers.
Disconnect the wire from the negative terminal of the battery.
Remove the floor tunnel lining.
Using a 13mm wrench from the bottom of the car, unscrew the locknut and the parking brake adjusting nut and remove the equalizer 1 from the rod 2.
Remove the protective cover from the hole in the floor and remove it from the rod.
From inside the passenger compartment, remove the screw of the front fastening of the parking brake lamp switch bracket.
Please note that the ground wire of the switch is secured with a screw.
Using a 10mm wrench, remove the four bolts securing the parking brake lever (the two front ones also secure the switch bracket).
Put the bracket with the switch aside.
Remove the parking brake lever by moving the rod out of the hole in the floor.
To replace the rod, remove cotter pin 1 and washer 2.
Remove the rod from the axle.
Replace worn or cracked plastic bushing.
Assemble and install the parking brake lever in the reverse order of disassembly.
After installing the lever, adjust the parking brake
Replacing the parking brake cable
If the cable removed from the car is difficult to move in the sheath, lubricate it, pour transmission or engine oil into the sheath until it begins to flow out from the opposite end of the sheath.
During the pouring process, periodically move the cable in the sheath.
Install the cable with an assistant: the lever pull is short, so to install the equalizer, you need to pull the cable tightly.
Replace the cable if the following malfunctions occur:
- – the cable ends are loose;
- – the cable threads began to break;
- – the cable moves heavily in the sheath even after it is lubricated.
You will need: to key “10”, two keys “13”, large screwdriver.
Lower the parking brake lever all the way down.
Remove the brake drum of the corresponding wheel.
Remove the muffler from the suspension cushions and the resonator from the rear cushion. Lower the exhaust system down.
Using a 13mm wrench, unscrew the locknut and the parking brake adjusting nut and remove equalizer 1 from rod 2.
Remove the cable end from the equalizer.
Remove the end of the cable sheath from the bracket on the body.
Bend the two brackets securing each cable.
Insert a screwdriver between the shoe and the parking brake lever, move the lever to the forward position and disconnect the cable end from the lever.
Loosen the nut securing the cable holder on the rear axle beam and remove the cable from the holder.
Remove the cable from the bracket on the body
Remove the cable from the brake shield.
Install the cable in the reverse order of removal.
Please note that the cables are installed crosswise in the bracket.
After installation, adjust the parking brake.