Handbrake cable - renewal

Braking system / Handbrake cable - renewal

1 There are two cables, either of which may be renewed independently 2 Disconnect the cable, which is to be renewed, from the shoe lever at the brake backplate.

3 Disconnect the longer cable from the primary link or rod and release the cable from its retainers. On later models with a plastic fuel tank, a cable bracket is moulded into the side of the tank (photo).

17.3 Handbrake cable guide on fuel tank

4 Disconnect the shorter cable from the pivot lever at the pulley on the rear axle (photo).

17.4 Handbrake cable pulley

5 Refit the new cables by reversing the removal operations and then adjust as described in the preceding Section.

Fig. 8.13 Handbrake components (Sec 17)