Vauxhall Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Remove centre console cover. Unclip folding cover (2) for parking brake lever from centre console and pull up to handle (1).

Slacken parking brake cable at parking brake lever by turning back the adjusting nut (3).

Note:   When lifting at lifting points of the vehicle, ensure that all fastening bolts for the rear axle and reference points for the centring equipment remain accessible.

In addition, for Astra-G Eco take care that lifting platform supports do not interfere with disassembly of air baffle.

  Remove

Remove rear wheels.

For Astra-G Eco: Remove fastening nuts (1) and clip (3) for left portion of air baffle from vehicle underbody. Remove left portion of air baffle from vehicle underbody. Remove fastening nuts (2) and clip (3) for right portion of air baffle from vehicle underbody. Remove right hand portion of air baffle from vehicle underbody.

Disconnect wiring harness plug for oxygen sensor and release wiring harness from fastenings. Remove front exhaust pipe and central silencer.

Push down brake calliper actuation lever with screwdriver and detach parking brake cable. Detach retention clip from parking brake cable and withdraw from bracket.

Detach rubber exhaust mount (2) for central silencer at vehicle underbody. Remove fastening nuts (1) for central silencer heat shield and remove heat shield from vehicle underbody.

Twist front parking brake cable (3) by 90° and detach from parking brake compensator. Detach parking brake cable from retainers on rear axle, rear axle bracket and fuel tank (4).

Attach parking brake cable in retainers on rear axle, rear axle bracket and to retainers (1) on fuel tank.

Attach front parking brake cable (2) in parking brake compensator and twist by 90° – ensure that the T-piece at the end of the front parking brake cable is seated correctly in parking brake compensator (arrow). Slide protective sleeve for front parking brake cable (4) in direction of parking brake compensator until over the bead (3) on parking brake cable.

When replacing parking brake cable in vehicles with absorber on brake calliper: Remove absorber from parking brake cable bracket and remove with retaining cable.

Insert parking brake cable in retainer and attach new retention clip to parking brake cable. Push down brake calliper actuation lever with screwdriver and attach parking brake cable to brake calliper actuation lever.

Attach heat shield for central silencer (7) to vehicle underbody – tightening torque 2 Nm / 1.5 lbf. ft. Attach front exhaust pipe (5) and central silencer (6). Route wiring harness for oxygen sensor and connect wiring harness plug. Attach rubber exhaust mounts for central silencer (8) to vehicle underbody.

For Astra-G Eco: Put right hand portion of air baffle in place on vehicle underbody. Install fastening nuts (2) for right portion of air baffle to vehicle underbody – Tightening torque 2.2 Nm / 1.6 lbf. ft. Put left hand portion of air baffle in place on vehicle underbody. Install fastening nuts (1) for left portion of air baffle to vehicle underbody. Install clip (3) on both sides.

Mount rear wheels – tightening torque 110 Nm / 81 lbf. ft.

  Adjust

Adjust lever travel of parking brake – see operation "Parking Brake, Adjust".