Handbrake lever (page 3 of 3)
- Make
- Rover
- Model
- 400 Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1995–2000
- Section
- Repairs
BrakesHandbrake lever · page 3 of 3
- Disconnect trailing shoe from abutment bracket.
- Disconnect lower spring from trailing brake shoe.
- Disconnect handbrake cable from brake lever.
- Using a 12 mm ring spanner, release cable retainer from backplate and withdraw cable from backplate and trailing arm.
- Remove handbrake cable from inside vehicle.
Refit
- Manoeuvre handbrake cable into position from inside vehicle, pass through trailing arm and engage retainer into backplate.
- Connect cable to handbrake lever.
- Connect lower spring and fit trailing shoe onto abutment.
- Fit brake drum and secure with screws.
- Secure cable brackets, tighten bolts to 22 Nm.
- Fit grommet to cable and secure to body.
- Connect handbrake cable to equaliser.
- Ensure spring is in place and engage equaliser on adjusting rod.
- Fit cable adjusting nut.
- Locate cables in retaining plate, tighten bolts to 22 Nm.
- Adjust handbrake cable. See Adjustments.
- Fit rear console. See BODY, Interior trim components.
- Fit fuel tank heat shield, tighten bolts to 9 Nm.
- Raise exhaust pipe into position and connect mountings.
- Fit road wheel(s) and tighten nuts to correct torque. See INFORMATION, Torque wrench settings.
- Remove stand(s) and lower vehicle.
Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Rover 400
- PARTBrake padsSearch: Rover 400 1995 brake pads
- TOOLBrake bleeder kitSearch: one man brake bleeder kit
- FLUIDBrake fluidSearch: brake fluid
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