Parking Brake Cable: Service and Repair
REMOVEInside The Vehicle
1. Set the vehicle on level ground or place on a hoist, select P in main gearbox. Disconnect the battery negative terminal.
2. Chock the road wheels.
3. Fully release the parkbrake lever.
4. Remove the four retaining screws and lift out the glove box liner to gain access to the bottom of the parkbrake lever.
5. Remove the cotter pin and withdraw the clevis pin and washer securing the cable to the parkbrake lever.
6. Remove the clip from above the adjustment thumbwheel, push the inner and outer cable to the underside of the vehicle.
7. Pull the thumbwheel from the outer sleeve.
Underneath The Vehicle
8. Remove the cotter pin and withdraw the clevis pin and washer.
9. Detach the retaining clip securing the outer cable to the support bracket located on the front cover of the transfer gearbox.
10. Release the cable from the P clip located on the left hand side of the transfer gearbox.
11. Withdraw the cable.
Fit New Cable
12. Reverse instructions 5 to 11 when fitting a new cable.
Adjust Parkbrake
13. Ensure that the parkbrake lever is fully released.
14. From underneath the vehicle, rotate the adjuster on the brake drum back plate clockwise until the brake shoes are fully expanded against the brake drum.
15. Back off the adjuster until the drum is free to rotate.
16. Rotate the adjustment thumbwheel below the parkbrake lever until the parking brake is fully operational on the third notch of the ratchet.
NOTE: The parking brake adjustment thumbwheel must only be used for initial setting and to compensate for cable stretch, it must not be used to take up brake shoe wear, which must continue to be adjusted at the brake drum.
17. Operate the parkbrake once or twice to settle the brake shoes, recheck that the parkbrake is fully operational on the third notch of the ratchet. Re-adjust as necessary.
18. Refit the glove box liner.
19. Reconnect the battery and remove the wheel chocks.