Parking Brake Lever: Service and Repair

Parking Brake Lever

REMOVAL

1) Set the wheel stoppers to tires.
2) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.

CAUTION:
The airbag system is fitted with a backup power supply. After disconnecting the battery ground cable, the airbag may operate if you do not wait for 60 seconds before starting the service of airbag system.

3) Remove the headrest assembly - front.
4) Disconnect the ground cable from battery and wait for at least 60 seconds before starting work.
5) Move the passenger's seat towards the front.
6) Remove the driver's seat outside the vehicle.
(1) Tilt the backrest assembly forward and move the front seat to the front most position.
(2) Remove the cover - bolt rear (A) and remove the bolts.





(3) Move the front seat to the rearmost position, and remove the bolts.
(4) Disconnect the connector under the front seat.
- Seat belt warning light connector (driver's seat)
- Side airbag connector
- Seat heater connector (model with seat heater)
(5) Take out the front seat from the vehicle.

CAUTION:
Be careful not to damage the body.

7) Remove the console box assembly.
(1) Release the claws, and then remove the boot - parking brake.





(2) Remove the screws, disconnect the harness connector and remove the console box assembly.





8) Remove the lever assembly - hand brake.
(1) Disconnect the connector (a) of the switch assembly - hand brake.
(2) Remove the adjusting nut (b).

CAUTION:
A self-locking nut is used for the adjusting nut of parking cable. Therefore, replace the self-locking nut with a new one when disassembling.





(3) Remove the bolt, and then remove the lever assembly - hand brake.





INSTALLATION

1) Install each part in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
- The front seat mounting bolts differ between the front mounting points and the rear mounting points. When installing the front seat, make sure that you are using correct bolts at correct positions.
- Tighten the slide rail assembly installing bolts in the order as shown in the figure, in several steps by gradually increasing the torque until they reach the specified torque.

- Front (bolt A): Washer diameter 22 mm (0.87 in)
- Rear (bolt B): Washer diameter 26 mm (1.02 in)

Tightening torque:
Front seat assembly: 53 Nm (5.40 kgf-m, 39.1 ft-lb)

Tightening torque:
Lever assembly - hand brake: 18 Nm (1.84 kgf-m, 13.3 ft-lb)
Console box assembly: 6.5 Nm (0.66 kgf-m, 4.8 ft-lb)

2) Install a new adjusting nut (self-locking nut).
3) Be sure to adjust the lever stroke.

INSPECTION

LEVER ASSY

1) Operate the lever assembly - hand brake 3 to 4 times and fully return the lever assembly - hand brake.
2) While slowly pulling up the lever assembly - hand brake, count the notches.

Lever stroke:
7 to 8 notches when pulled with a force of 200 N (20.4 kgf, 45 lbf)

If it is not within the specified value, adjust the parking brake.

SWITCH ASSEMBLY

1) Using a tester, measure the resistance between the switch assembly - hand brake and chassis ground. If it is not within the specified value, replace the switch assembly - hand brake.








ADJUSTMENT

Adjust the parking lever stroke.