Subaru Impreza 2003 Service Manual page 2619

3. Parking Brake Cable
A: REMOVAL
1) Lift up the vehicle.
2) Remove the rear wheels.
3) Remove the rear seat cushion.
4) Remove the console box.
5) Loosen the parking cable adjusting nut and con-
sole bracket.
6) Remove the parking brake lever.
7) Roll up the floor mat and remove clamps.
8) Remove the equalizer cover.
9) Remove the inner cable end from equalizer.
(1) Equalizer
(2) Inner cable end
PARKING BRAKE CABLE
10) Remove the parking brake cable from rear
brake.
Disc brake
<Ref. to PB-8, REMOVAL, Parking Brake Assem-
bly (Rear Disc Brake).>
Drum brake
<Ref. to BR-50, REMOVAL, Rear Drum Brake As-
sembly.>
11) Remove the clamp from rear brake.
12) Remove the bolt and bracket from trailing link
bracket.
13) Remove the bolt and clamp from rear floor.
PB-00003
14) Detach the grommet from rear floor.
15) Remove the cable assembly from cabin by
forcibly pulling it backward.
16) Detach the parking brake cable from cable
guide at rear trailing link.
B: INSTALLATION
1) Install the (new) parking brake assembly in the
reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
PB-00007
Be sure to pass the cable through cable guide in-
side the tunnel.
2) Be sure to adjust the lever stroke. <Ref. to PB-6,
ADJUSTMENT, Parking Brake Lever.>
C: INSPECTION
Check the removed cable and replace it if dam-
aged, rusty or malfunctioning.
1) Check for smooth operation of the cable.
2) Check the inner cable for damage and rust.
3) Check the outer cable for damage, bends and
cracks.
4) Check the boot for damage, cracks and deterio-
PB-00008 ration.
PB-7
PARKING BRAKE
PB-00009