Parking Brake Cable - Vehicles With: Rear Disc Brakes: Removal
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2018 Ford EcoSport. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
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NOTE:
Removal steps in this procedure may contain installation details.
All vehicles
- Detach the parking brake control boot and position the boot upward on the handle.
- Remove and discard the lock nut.
- Loosen the parking brake cable adjustment nut 5 full turns.
- Rear on both sides. Remove the wheel and tire. Refer to: Wheel and Tire
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Front wheel drive (FWD) vehicles with 1.5L Duratec and 1.5L Duratorque engines
- Remove the nuts and the heat shields.
Torque: 27 lb.in (3 Nm)
Front wheel drive (FWD) vehicles with 2.0L Duratec-HE engine
- Remove the nuts and the crossbrace.
Torque: 18 lb.ft (25 Nm)
- Remove the nuts and position the heat shield to allow access to the parking brake cable equalizer.
Torque: 27 lb.in (3 Nm)
Four wheel drive (4WD) vehicles
- Remove the nuts and the exhaust heat shield.
Torque: 27 lb.in (3 Nm)
All vehicles
- Remove the parking brake cable equalizer plug.
- Press inward on the tabs and detach the parking brake cables from the bracket.
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- Align the end of the front cable with the hole in the equalizer.
- Rotate both rear cables upward.
- Disconnect the front cable from the equalizer.
- On both sides.
- Rotate the brake caliper lever.
- Detach the parking brake cable from the brake caliper lever.
- Detach the parking brake cable from the bracket.
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NOTE: FWD cable shown, 4WD cable similar.
On both sides. Detach the parking brake cable from the bracket.
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- Remove the bracket fasteners.
Torque: Front wheel drive (FWD) nuts: 18 lb.ft (25 Nm) Four wheel drive (4WD) bolts: 18 lb.ft (25 Nm)
- Detach the cable retainers and the remove the rear parking brake cables.
- Remove the bracket fasteners.