Parking Brake Cable Removal and Installation (Drum Brake)
Parking Brake Cable Removal and Installation
View
1. Parking Brake Cable Exploded View (Drum Brake)
Exploded View
Removal
NOTE: Refer to the Exploded View as needed during this procedure.
1. Vehicle Lift
1. Raise the vehicle on a lift, and make sure it is securely supported.
2. M/T Shift Lever Knob
Except K24Z7 engine
1. Except K24Z7 engine: Lower the shift lever boot (A) to release the hooks from the boot.
2. Except K24Z7 engine: Remove the shift lever knob (B).
K24Z7 engine
3. K24Z7 engine: Lower the shift lever boot (A) to release the hooks from the boot.
4. K24Z7 engine: Loosen the shift lever boot ring (B).
5. K24Z7 engine: Remove the shift lever knob (C).
6. K24Z7 engine: Remove the shift lever boot ring.
3. Center Console Panel Assembly (M/T)
1. Remove the center console panel (A).
4. Center Console Panel Assembly (A/T)
1. Detach the clips (A).
2. Remove the center console panel (A).
5. Cup Holder Panel Assembly
1. Remove the cup holder panel assembly (A).
6. Center Console
1. Remove the bolts (A).
2. Disconnect the connector (B).
3. Remove the console box mat (A).
4. Remove the bolts (B).
5. Disconnect the connector (A).
6. Remove the center console (A).
7. Parking Brake Adjusting Bolt - Loosen
1. Release the parking brake lever fully.
2. Loosen the adjusting nut (A).
8. Parking Brake Cable Lever Side - Disconnection
1. Release the parking brake lever fully.
2. Remove the wire guide base (A).
3. Disconnect the parking brake cables (B) from the equalizer (C).
9. Rear Wheel
1. Remove the rear wheel.
10. Left Floor Undercover
1. Remove the left floor undercover (A).
11. Right Floor Undercover
1. Remove the right floor undercover (A).
12. Rear Brake Drum
CAUTION:
Frequent inhalation of brake shoe dust, regardless of material composition, could be hazardous to your health.
* Avoid breathing dust particles.
* Never use an air hose or brush to clean brake assemblies. Use an OSHA-approved vacuum cleaner.
1. Release the parking brake.
2. Remove the brake drum (A).
NOTE:
* If necessary, turn the adjuster bolt (B) with a flat-tip screwdriver until the shoes become loose.
* If the brake drum is stuck to the hub bearing unit, thread two 8 x 1.25 mm bolts (C) into the brake drum to push it away from the hub bearing unit. Turn each bolt 90 degrees at a time to prevent the brake drum from binding.
13. Rear Brake Shoe
1. Remove the tension pins (A) and the retainer springs (B).
2. Remove the lower return spring (A).
3. Remove the upper return spring (B).
4. Pull the brake shoe assembly (C) forward.
5. Disassemble the brake shoe assembly.
6. Remove the rearward brake shoe (A) by disconnecting the parking brake cable from the parking brake lever (B).
14. Parking Brake Cable
1. Remove the parking brake cable (A) from the backing plate (B).
NOTE: Be careful not to bend or distort the cable.
2. Remove the parking brake cable grommets (A).
3. Remove the parking brake cable mounting hardware.
4. Remove the parking brake cable.
Installation
NOTE: Refer to the Exploded View as needed during this procedure.
1. Parking Brake Cable
1. Install the parking brake cable.
2. Install the parking brake cable mounting hardware.
3. Install the parking brake cable grommets (A).
4. Install the parking brake cable (A) to the backing plate (B).
NOTE: Be careful not to bend or distort the cable.
2. Rear Brake Shoe
1. Apply a thin coat of Molykote 44MA grease to the connecting rod ends (A) and the sliding surfaces (B) as shown.
NOTE:
* Wipe off any excess.
* Keep grease away from the brake linings.
2. Apply a thin coat of Molykote 44MA grease to the shoe ends (A) and to the edge of the shoe surfaces (B) that make contact with the backing plate as shown.
NOTE:
* Wipe off any excess.
* Keep grease away from the brake linings.
3. Install connecting rods A and B on the adjuster bolt (C).
NOTE:
* Clean the threaded portions of connecting rod A and the sliding surface of connecting rod B, then coat them with Molykote 44MA grease.
* Shorten connecting rod A by fully turning the adjuster bolt.
4. Assemble the brake shoes with the upper return spring (D), and the connecting rods and the adjuster bolt onto the backing plate.
5. Connect the parking brake cable to the parking brake lever (E).
6. Install the self-adjuster lever (F) and the self-adjuster spring (G) on the forward brake shoe (H).
7. Install the tension pins (A) and the retainer springs (B).
8. Install the lower return spring.
NOTE: Make sure the brake shoes are positioned on the brake shoe bosses on the backing plate, and the fitting on the top of the brake shoes are fitted into the wheel cylinder pistons.
3. Rear Brake Drum
CAUTION:
Frequent inhalation of brake shoe dust, regardless of material composition, could be hazardous to your health.
* Avoid breathing dust particles.
* Never use an air hose or brush to clean brake assemblies. Use an OSHA-approved vacuum cleaner.
1. Install the brake drum (A).
NOTE:
* Before installing the brake drum, clean the mating surfaces between the hub bearing unit and the inside of the brake drum.
* After installation, press the brake pedal several times to make sure the brakes work and self adjust the brake shoes. Do not drive the vehicle before doing this procedure.
4. Rear Wheel
1. Install the rear wheel.
NOTE: Before installing the wheel, clean the mating surfaces between the brake disc or the brake drum and the inside of the wheel.
5. Parking Brake Cable Lever Side - Reconnection
1. Connect the parking brake cables (A) to the equalizer (B).
2. Install the wire guide base (C).
6. Parking Brake - Adjustment (Drum Brake)
1. Loosen the adjusting nut (A).
2. Press the brake pedal several times to set the self-adjusting brake before adjusting the parking brake.
3. Pull the parking brake lever 1 click.
4. Tighten the parking brake adjusting nut until the parking brakes drag slightly when the rear wheels are turned.
5. Release the parking brake lever fully.
6. Check that the parking brakes do not drag when the rear wheels are turned.
7. Readjust if necessary.
8. Make sure the parking brake lever is within the specified number of clicks (7 to 9 clicks).
7. Right Floor Undercover
1. Install the right floor undercover (A).
8. Left Floor Undercover
1. Install the left floor undercover (A).
9. Center Console
1. Install the center console (A).
2. Connect the connector (A).
3. Install the bolts (A).
4. Install the console box mat (B).
5. Connect the connector (A).
6. Install the bolts (B).
10. Cup Holder Panel Assembly
1. Install the cup holder panel assembly (A).
11. Center Console Panel Assembly (A/T)
1. Install the center console panel (A).
2. Install the clips (A).
12. Center Console Panel Assembly (M/T)
1. Install the center console panel (A).
13. M/T Shift Lever Knob
Except K24Z7 engine
1. Except K24Z7 engine: Install the shift lever knob (A).
NOTE: Tighten the shift lever knob until the shift pattern is properly aligned.
2. Except K24Z7 engine: Connect the shift lever boot (B).
K24Z7 engine
3. K24Z7 engine: Install and turn the shift lever boot ring (A) until it reaches the bottom of the threads on the shift lever.
4. K24Z7 engine: Turn the shift lever knob (B) until the shift lever knob contacts the shift lever boot ring.
5. K24Z7 engine: Tighten the shift lever boot ring and the shift lever knob together with the shift pattern properly aligned.
6. K24Z7 engine: Connect the shift lever boot (C).