necessary (see illustration). Turning the
adjuster clockwise will decrease the
clearance, and turning it anti-clockwise will
increase it.
8 Operate the handbrake two or three times,
and recheck the clearance once more. Make a
final adjustment if required, then refit the trim
cover to the lever, or refit the centre console,
as applicable.
9 Refit the linkage covers to the brake
calipers, refit the roadwheels and lower the
car to the ground. Tighten the wheel nuts and
refit the wheel trim.
18 Handbrake lever -
removal and refitting
2
Removal
1 Refer to Chapter 11 and remove the centre
console.
2 Chock the front wheels, remove the rear
wheel trim and slacken the wheel nuts. Jack
up the rear of the car and support it on axle
stands. Remove the rear roadwheels and
release the handbrake.
3 From inside the car, unscrew the
handbrake adjuster on the side of the lever,
and remove the adjuster and spacing washer
from the front cable (see illustration).
4 Detach the front cable from the handbrake
lever.
5 Disconnect the wiring plug from the
warning light switch on the other side of the
lever (see illustration).
6 Undo the four bolts securing the lever
assembly to the floor (see illustration).
7 Lift up the lever assembly, release the cable
and gaiter, and recover the lever-to-floor
gasket. Remove the lever assembly from the
car.
8 If required, the warning light switch can be
removed after undoing the two screws.
Refitting
9 Refitting is a reversal of removal. Adjust the
handbrake as described in Section 17 before
lowering the car to the ground.
19 Handbrake cable (front) -
removal and refitting
2
Removal
1 Refer to Chapter 11 and remove the centre
console.
2 Chock the front wheels, remove the rear
wheel trim and slacken the wheel nuts. Jack
up the rear of the car and support it on axle
stands. Remove the rear roadwheels and
release the handbrake.
3 Undo the bolts securing the exhaust
system front heat shield to the underbody.
Release the exhaust system front rubber
mountings, and remove the heat shield by
twisting it around the exhaust system (see
illustration).
4 Extract the spring clip and withdraw the
clevis pin securing the front handbrake cable
to the compensator (see illustration).
5 Undo the two bolts securing the front cable
guide plate to the underbody (see
illustration).
6 From inside the car, undo the four bolts
securing the handbrake lever assembly to the
floor.
7 Disconnect the wiring plug from the
warning light switch on the side of the
handbrake lever, then remove the lever
assembly, complete with front cable, from the
car. Recover the lever-to-floor gasket.
8 Unscrew the handbrake adjuster on the
9•14 Braking system
19.5 Undo the front cable guide plate
retaining bolts (arrowed)
18.6 Undo the four handbrake lever
retaining bolts (arrowed)
19.4 Extract the cable retaining spring clip
and clevis pin (arrowed)
19.3 Removing the front heat shield from
the exhaust system
18.5 Disconnect the warning light switch
wiring plug (arrowed)
18.3 Unscrew the handbrake adjuster on
the side of the lever
17.7 Handbrake adjuster location
(arrowed)
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