Removal
Place the vehicle on the work post, apply the parking brake and turn off the ignition.
Remove the floor tunnel lining (see here).
Cut the floor mat at the rear of the lever and move the mat sections to the sides.
Note: The floor mat must be cut to gain access to the lower portion of the parking brake lever without completely removing the front seats and floor mat. The cut part of the mat will not be visible as it is covered by the floor tunnel lining.
Figure 17-1 - Disconnecting the hand brake lever cables: 1 - hand brake lever; 2 - hand brake lever equalizer cable; 3 - equalizer cable adjusting nut; 4 - equalizer of hand brake cables; 5 - hand brake cables; X - adjustment size for tensioning cables, X = 16 ±0.3 mm
Loosen the adjusting nut 3, Figure 17-1, of the equalizer cable of the hand brake lever.
... and disconnect both cables 5 from equalizer 4.
Unscrew the two nuts securing the lever to the floor tunnel studs.
Move the front seats forward as far as they will go, lift the lever and disconnect the wiring harness connector from switch 2, Figure 17-2, the hand brake lever indicator lamp (replacement head 13, extension and ratchet).
Figure 17-2 - Removing the hand brake lever: 1 - lever attachment points; 2 - signal lamp switch
Remove the hand brake lever.
Remove the adjusting nut from the front cable end and disconnect the short cable from the lever.
Remove the handbrake indicator light switch by unscrewing the screw that secures it.
Installation
Connect the wiring harness connector to the hand brake lever indicator light switch, install the lever on the mounting studs and secure with two nuts. Tightening torque of nuts 8 Nm (0.8 kgf·m) (replaceable head 13, extension and ratchet, torque wrench).
Install the handbrake cables into the equalizer holes.
Tighten the adjusting nut of the manual drive lever so that the dimension X, Figure 17-1, from the upper end of the adjusting nut to the end of the threaded part of the equalizer cable is 16±0.3 mm (wrench 10, caliper).
Adjusting the manual drive (parking) brakes
Note: For more details on adjusting the parking brake, see here.
Place the vehicle on a two-post lift, apply the parking brake and turn off the ignition.
Lower the hand brake lever.
Tighten and lower the hand brake lever to its original position five times to bring the drive cables into working condition.
Make sure the rear wheels are turning. If this is not the case, check the following items and repair or replace them if necessary:
- hand brake cables;
- wheel cylinder piston;
- automatic gap adjustment mechanism.
Remove the rear wheels.
Loosen the adjusting nut 3, Figure 17-1, to tighten the cables (spanner 10).
Install the hand brake lever onto the second notch of the toothed sector.
Tighten the adjusting nut until the brake drum can no longer be rotated manually.
Tighten and lower the hand brake lever 2-3 times and check the rotation of the brake drum. If the drum does not rotate, gradually loosen the adjusting nut until the drum rotates freely.
Install the rear wheels.
Install the floor tunnel lining.
Check the efficiency of the service brake system.