Rear Brake Cable, Removing And Installing: Removing

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-- Loosen the wheel bolts.

-- Raise the vehicle.

-- Remove the wheel.

-- Loosen the parking brake.

Vehicles without Center Armrest

Fig 1: Identifying Center Console

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-- Remove the mat from the storage compartment.

-- Open access cover -1- in the center console.

Vehicles with Center Armrest

Fig 2: Identifying Trim Panel And Center Armrest

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-- Remove the cover -1- on the center armrest -2-.

-- Remove the nut -1- on the center armrest -2-.

Fig 3: Identifying Nut And Center Armrest

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-- Remove the center armrest. Refer to FRONT CENTER ARMREST, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Continuation for All Vehicles

Fig 4: Identifying Parking Brake Cable And Adjusting Nut

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-- Loosen the adjusting nut -1- until it is possible to disengage the brake cable -2- from the compensator bracket.

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

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

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-- Press the tabs -3- together and remove the brake cable from the bracket -4- on the brake caliper.

-- Unclip the brake cable -1- from the tab -arrow A- of the bracket -2-.

Fig 6: Identifying Parking Brake Cable And Guides

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-- Pull the brake cable -1- in the direction of -arrow- out of the guide -arrow B- on the bracket -2-.

-- Disengage the brake cable -1- from the bracket -2- and pull it from the guide tube -3-.

Fig 7: Identifying Parking Brake Cable, Bracket And Guide Tube

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