Helpful Hint: Some drivers, in an effort to reduce wear on the parking brake cables, try to use them less frequently. Such «saving» leads to the opposite result: the cables, rarely moving in the shells, gradually lose their mobility, eventually wedging them and they break. Use the parking brake whenever necessary.
You will need: tools needed to remove the brake disc
You will need: tools needed to remove the brake disc (see «Replacing the brake disc of the rear wheel brake mechanism»), rear wheel brake shoes (see «Replacing the brake pads of the brake mechanism of the rear wheel») and body floor tunnel lining (see «Removal and installation of floor tunnel lining»).
1. Disconnect the wire from the terminal «minus» battery.
2. Remove the rear end of the parking brake cable from the rear brake lever.
3. Remove the back of the floor tunnel lining (see «Removal and installation of floor tunnel lining»).
4. Disconnect the front end of the brake cable from the equalizer.
5. Press the parking brake cable sheath latches and remove it from the bracket.
7. Remove the cable from the bracket on the rear suspension beam arm.
8. Prying off with a screwdriver...
9.... remove the cable sheath retainer from the bracket on the car body.
10. From below, pull the cable out of the hole in the base of the body and remove from the vehicle.
11. Similarly, remove the second cable.
Helpful Hint: If the cable removed from the vehicle is hard to move in the sheath, lubricate it. Pour engine or gear oil into the casing until it starts to run out of the opposite end of the casing. During the pouring process, periodically move the cable in the sheath.
12. Install the rear parking brake cable and all removed parts in the reverse order of removal.