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Front Parking Brake Cable Replacement (Cable A)

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  1. Release the parking brake, and remove the adjusting nut (A).
    Fig 1: Identifying Front Parking Brake Cable Adjusting Nut
    G08053088Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  2. Remove the driver's side front door sill trim and the kick panel (see TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION - DOOR AREAS ).
  3. Remove the center console (see CENTER CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
  4. Remove the footrest (see step 2 under CARPET REPLACEMENT ).
  5. Pull back the carpet from the driver's footwell to access the parking brake cables.
  6. Disconnect the return spring (A), then disconnect both rear parking brake cables (B) from the equalizer (C).
    Fig 2: Identifying Return Spring, Rear Parking Brake Cables And Equalizer
    G08053089Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  7. Remove the five bolts and one nut holding the front parking brake cable to the floor.
  8. Remove the parking brake cable adjusting hardware, then remove the cable.
    NOTE: If necessary, remove the parking brake pedal assembly (see PARKING BRAKE PEDAL REPLACEMENT  ).
  9. Install the new cable in the reverse order of removal.
  10. Do the parking brake adjustment (see PARKING BRAKE INSPECTION AND ADJUSTMENT  ).
    NOTE: Do the Major Adjustment first, then do the Minor Adjustment. Apply the parking brake firmly 10 times then adjust it again.
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