1. Disconnect the wire from the negative terminal of the battery.
2. Remove the floor tunnel lining (see "Removal and installation of floor tunnel linings").
3. From underneath the vehicle, use a 13 mm spanner to loosen the lock nut and adjusting nut of the parking brake and remove equalizer 1 from rod 2.
4. Remove the protective cover from the hole in the floor and remove it from the rod.
5. From inside the passenger compartment, remove the screw securing the front bracket for the parking brake indicator light switch. Please note that the ground wire of the switch is secured with a screw.
6. Using a 10 mm spanner, unscrew the four bolts securing the parking brake lever (the two front ones also hold the switch bracket).
7. Set the bracket with the switch aside.
8. Remove the parking brake lever by pulling the rod out of the hole in the floor.
9. To replace the rod, remove cotter pin 1 and washer 2.
10. Remove the rod from the axle.
11. Replace the 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 (see "Checking and adjusting the parking brake drive").