Contents: Removal ⬇ Installation ⬇
Removal
1. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery.
2. Jack up the vehicle and place it on axle stands.
3. On models with a catalytic converter, remove the four nuts and the center exhaust pipe heat shield.
4. On all models with a single overhead camshaft (SOHC), measure the length of the hand brake cable threaded tip protruding from the regulator (on a torsion beam), then loosen the adjuster and disconnect the cable from the handbrake lever drive rod. Remove the rubber sealing ring from the bottom and the drive rod.
5. On models with two overhead camshafts (DOHC), measure the length of the threaded hand brake cable tip protruding from the equalizer, then unscrew the mounting nut and disconnect the equalizer from the hand brake lever drive rod. Remove the rubber O-ring from the bottom and drive rod.
6. Remove the front passenger seat as described in Section 11.
7. Remove the rear part of the central console as described in Section 11.
8. The bolts that secure the handbrake lever to the floor are accessible through the slots in the mat. If there are no slots, either carefully make them yourself or release and bend the mat.
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9. Loosen the mounting bolts and lift the lever enough to disconnect the handbrake indicator switch wiring (see illustration).
10. Disconnect the electrical wiring and remove the lever and its drive rod.
11. A worn ratchet toothed segment can be replaced by knocking out the mounting sleeve from the handbrake lever using a metal rod or bolt of a suitable diameter.
12. Install the new bushing and segment.
13. If required, install a new latch by drilling out the pivot pin rivet (see illustration).
14. Attach the new latch with a new rivet so that the latch can move freely.
15. To remove the handbrake indicator light switch from the lever assembly, unscrew the mounting bolt.
Installation
16. Perform installation in reverse order, paying attention to the following.
17. Install the rear part of the center console as described in Section 11.
18. Install the front passenger seat as described in Section 11.
19. On models with two overhead camshafts (DOHC), attach the equalizer to the hand brake lever drive rod with a new self-locking nut and screw the nut on the cable tip to the position marked before removing.
20. On models with a single overhead camshaft (SOHC), clamp the cable adjuster so that the protruding threaded part is measured before removing the length.
21. Before lowering the car onto its wheels, adjust the handbrake (Chapter 26).
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