Contents: Removal ↓ Installation ↓
To perform repair work to remove the handbrake lever from the car, you will need an inspection pit or overpass.
Removal
1. Prepare the car for the work of removing the handbrake lever (see points 2b and 4 "Preparing a car for maintenance and repair").
2. Remove the handbrake cable equalizer from the adjusting rod (see items 4-6 "Checking and adjusting the handbrake").
3. Using a slotted screwdriver, remove the rubber protective cover of the handbrake lever adjusting rod.
4. Remove the floor tunnel cover.
5. Using a Phillips screwdriver, unscrew the screw securing the front bracket for the handbrake indicator light switch.
6. Using a 10 mm socket wrench, unscrew the two bolts of the rear mounting bracket for the handbrake indicator light switch.
7. Remove the bracket and disconnect the wire tip from the terminal of the handbrake indicator light switch.
8. Using a 10 mm socket wrench, unscrew the two remaining bolts securing the handbrake lever bracket.
9. Remove the handbrake lever assembly with the bracket and adjusting rod.
10. To remove the adjusting rod, use pliers to remove the cotter pin from the rod's axial pin. Remove the washer and the handbrake adjusting rod from the pin.
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Installation
1. Install the rod and washer onto the handbrake lever and secure them with a cotter pin.
2. Install the handbrake lever and switch bracket and all removed parts on the vehicle in the reverse order of removal.
3. Apply plastic grease (Litol-24) to the threaded part of the adjusting rod, install the equalizer, adjusting nut and lock nut on the rod.
4. Adjust the stroke of the handbrake lever (see "Checking and adjusting the handbrake").