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Handbrake cable

Handbrake cable

To remove



1. Release the handbrake.

2. Raise the car.

3. Separate the front and rear exhaust pipe sections.

4. Remove the left-hand rubber exhaust-pipe suspension block.

5. Undo the heat shield's two rear retaining nuts on the left-hand side.

6. Bend the heat shield downwards by a sufficient amount to gain access to the cable equalizer.

7. Remove the return springs and unhook the cables from the actuating levers.


8. Turn the handbrake cable through 90° and separate the cable equalizer.

9. Pull the cable out of the front cable holder and lift out the cable.

10. Support the fuel tank with a single-pillar jack.


11. Undo the tank straps at the front and withdraw the cable.


To fit



1. Correctly position the cables under the tank and tighten the tank straps.

2. Insert the handbrake cable into the cable equalizer and turn it through 90°.


3. Lift the cable into the front and rear holders.

4. Hook the cables in place and fit the return springs.

5. Press the heat shield up into place and secure it.


6. Fit the exhaust pipe's rubber suspension block.

7. Fit the front and rear exhaust pipe sections together.

8. Adjust the handbrake, see .