500SEL (126.037) V8-5.0L (117.963) (1984)
Parking Brake Cable: Service and Repair
Rear Cable
Removal and installation of rear brake cable control
Preliminary job:
Remove parking brake shoes. See: Parking Brake Shoe/Service and Repair
Summary
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Screw brake control cable (86) off of wheel carrier and remove.
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Unhook return spring (94) from mount (14), and turn back adjustment screw (89) on adjustment bracket.
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Unhook intermediate lever (91) at bearing on frame floor and remove from adjustment bracket (1).
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Unhook brake control cable (86) from compensation lever (7).
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Remove spring clip (84). Pull control cable out of mount (14) toward rear and through rubber sleeve in semitrailing arm.
Special Tools
Removal, installation