Removal and installation the parking brake lever (Kalina 1118)

To remove and install the parking brake lever, replace its drive rod on the car, you will need: a 13 mm open-end wrench, a 13 mm socket wrench.

1. Disconnect the wire from the negative terminal of the battery.

2. Remove the muffler from the rubber mountings of the exhaust system (see "Replacing the exhaust system suspension cushions").

3. Unscrew the four nuts securing the rear heat shield (see "Removal and installation of thermal screens") and slide the heat shield forward.



4. From underneath the vehicle, unscrew the lock nut, then the adjusting nut, remove the washer...



5. ...and the parking brake cable equalizer, turning it downwards.

6. Remove the parking brake lever trim (see "Removal and installation of floor tunnel linings").





7. Remove the two bolts securing the parking brake lever bracket to the floor and remove the lever.



8. Remove the traction axis retaining bracket...



9. ... remove the rod axle from the parking brake lever and remove the drive rod from the lever.

10. Assemble and install the parking brake lever on the vehicle in the reverse order of disassembly. After installing the parking brake lever, adjust the parking brake (see "Checking and adjusting the parking brake drive").