Subaru Legacy 2003 Service Manual page 3316

3. Parking Brake Cable
A: REMOVAL
1) Lift-up vehicle.
2) Remove rear tires and wheels.
3) Remove rear seat cushion. <Ref. to SE-17, RE-
MOVAL, Rear Seat.>
4) Remove console box. <Ref. to EI-34, REMOV-
AL, Console Box.>
5) Loosen parking cable adjusting nut and console
bracket.
6) Remove parking brake lever.
7) Unbend parking brake lever pawls and remove
cable.
(1) Parking brake lever
(2) Cable
8) Roll up floor mat and remove clamps.
PARKING BRAKE CABLE
PB-00023
( 1 )
( 2 )
PB-00004
PB-00025
9) Remove equalizer cover.
10) Remove inner cable end from equalizer.
(1) Equalizer
(2) Inner cable end
11) Pull out parking brake cable from rear brake.
<Ref. to PB-9, REMOVAL, Parking Brake Assem-
bly.>
12) Pull out clamp from rear brake.
13) Remove bolt and bracket from trailing link
bracket.
14) Remove bolt and clamp from rear floor.
15) Detach grommet from rear floor.
16) Remove cable assembly from cabin by forcibly
pulling it backward.
17) Detach parking brake cable from cable guide at
rear trailing link.
B: INSTALLATION
Install (new) parking brake assembly in the reverse
order of removal.
NOTE:
• Be sure to pass cable through cable guide inside
the tunnel.
• Be sure to adjust the lever stroke. <Ref. to PB-6,
ADJUSTMENT, Parking Brake Lever.>
PB-7
PARKING BRAKE
( 1 )
( 2 )
PB-00008
PB-00026