Ford Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Layout

The handbrake cable mechanism consists of three sections: the front handbrake cable, the two handbrake cables underneath the vehicle and the two rear handbrake cables leading to the brakes.

The front handbrake cable is connected to the handbrake lever via a threaded piece and a nut. This nut is used to adjust the handbrake cable.

The two handbrake cables underneath the vehicle are both connected via a threaded piece and a nut to the equaliser and therefore the front handbrake cable. They are connected to the rear handbrake cables via a sleeve connection.

The rear handbrake cables in turn link into the lever mechanism of the rear brakes.

Function

When the handbrake lever is operated, the front handbrake cable acts via the equaliser onto the two handbrake cables underneath the vehicle. Via the sleeve connection pieces these then act onto the rear handbrake cables and, via the lever mechanism, onto the brake.