Repair of the parking brake consists of replacing the cables and the parking brake lever.
Adjusting the parking brake is to tighten the cables to a certain state
With the parking brake properly adjusted, the vehicle should be held when the drive lever is lifted up 4-5 clicks of the ratchet.
And with the parking brake lever released, the rear wheels must be fully unlocked.
The assembly for adjusting the parking brake is located in the passenger compartment under the lining of the floor tunnel
To properly adjust the parking brake, you need to raise the rear of the car until the rear wheels come off
We turn on the first gear in a manual transmission or "P" in an automatic transmission.
Installing wheel chocks under the front wheels
Raise the rear of the car and install supports under the body
Pry off with a screwdriver and take out the lining in the lining of the floor tunnel
By turning the adjusting nut of the parking brake mechanism, we achieve the desired lifting height of the lever
Release the parking brake lever and check the ease of rotation of the rear wheels. They should rotate freely and evenly without jerking.
Install the removed parts in reverse order
If the vehicle has disc rear brakes
We pry off with a screwdriver and take out the overlay in the lining of the floor tunnel
Release the parking brake fully
By turning the adjusting nut of the mechanism we achieve
So that the levers "B" on the calipers of both brake mechanisms move away from the stops "A" by a distance equal to 1-3 mm.
Jack up the back of the car and turn the rear wheels by hand
The wheels should rotate evenly, without jerking. Otherwise, you need to repair the drive or brake mechanism
Replacing the parking brake cables
Usually, the parking brake cables are replaced if they are very stretched out or have mechanical damage to the sheath or the cable itself
Removing the lining of the floor tunnel
Loosen the parking brake mechanism
Remove the tip of the cable from the equalizeri
We unscrew the bolts securing the parking brake cable sheath to the bottom of the car body
We remove the cable from the hole in the base of the body along with the shell of the parking brake drive
Disconnect the tip of the parking brake cable from the expansion lever
We unscrew the nut securing the parking brake cable sheath to the rear suspension beam and move the cable to the side
Remove the locking bracket
Remove the parking brake cable from the hole in the brake shield
On vehicles with disc brakes on the rear wheels, pulling the cable back and down, remove its tip from the lever holder and, removing the bracket, remove the parking brake cable from the hole in its mounting bracket
Remove the parking brake cable
We remove the second cable in the same way
Install cables and all parts in reverse order
After installing the drive cables, we adjust the parking brake system, as described at the beginning of the article.
Replacing the parking brake lever
Removing the lining of the floor tunnel
Unscrew the equalizer fastening nut
Remove the equalizer from the stem of the parking brake lever
We unscrew the three bolts securing the parking brake lever
Disconnect the wiring harness from the power indicator switch parking brake
Remove the parking brake lever
Install the lever and all parts in the reverse order and adjust the parking brake system
