Brake Cable, Disc Brakes On Twist Beam Rear Suspension: Installing

Fig 1: Identifying Parking Brake Cable, Bracket And Guide Tube

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Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

-- Slide the brake cable -1- into the guide tube -3- and engage it in the bracket -2-.

-- Slide the brake cable -1- through the grommet -2- on the bracket located on the rear axle -3-.

Fig 2: Identifying Parking Brake Cable And Bracket On Rear Axle

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Make sure that for vehicles with disc brakes, the brake cable is inserted into the mount -1- for the guide -B- on the rear axle -2-.

Fig 3: Installing Parking Brake Cable Into Tabs On Bracket

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-- Slide the brake cable -1- through the guide -arrow B- for the mount -2-.

Fig 4: Identifying Parking Brake Cable And Retainers

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-- Carefully clip the brake cable -1- into the tabs -arrow A- on the bracket -2-.

-- Push the brake cable -1- through the bracket -4- on the brake caliper until both tabs -3- engage.

Fig 5: Identifying Parking Brake Cable -1-, Brake Caliper -2-, Tabs -3- And Bracket -4-

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-- Press the lever -2- located on the brake caliper in direction of -arrow- and engage the brake cable -1-.

The brake cable must be installed without tension between the bracket on the brake caliper and the bracket on the rear axle.

-- Install the brake cable -2- in the compensator bracket.

Fig 6: Identifying Parking Brake Cable And Adjusting Nut

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-- Pretension the brake cable using the adjustment nut -1-.

-- Install wheel and tighten.

-- Adjust parking brake. Refer to PARKING BRAKE, ADJUSTING, DISC BRAKES .

Tightening Specification 

• Refer to OVERVIEW - PARKING BRAKE 
• Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
• Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .
• Refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION .