Replacing Parking Brake CablesThe cables can be replaced separately. Remove the locknut and the adjusting nut that hold the cable to the compensating bar. Remove the rear brake drum as described in 6.1.1 Removing and Installing Brake Shoes, and then unhook the parking brake cable from the lever on the rear brake shoe. It may be necessary to partially disassemble the brakes. Pull the cable and conduit out of the backing plate and remove the cable from the guides and hangers which secure it to the trailing arm. Pull the old cable out of the body from the rear. Lubricate the new cable with multipurpose grease before inserting it. Feed the cable into the backing plate without kinking it, and hook the end of the cable to the lever on the rear brake shoe. Reinstall the rear brake drum as described in Removing and Installing Brake Shoes. At the parking brake lever inside the car, install the compensating bar, the adjusting nut, and the locknut on the cable and adjust the parking brake as described above in Adjusting Parking Brake. |
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