OEM 2006 Toyota Solara Parking Brake Cable

2006 Toyota Solara Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the parking brake cable on 2006 Toyota Solara?

  A: Service procedures for the parking brake cable require initial steps which begin with shifting out the shift lever knob sub-assembly followed by console upper rear panel sub-assembly and console box assembly removal and finally disconnection of air duct rear No.1, air duct rear No.2 and yaw rate sensor assembly (w/ VSC). The first step involves lowering the parking brake lever before taking out the lock nut and parking brake adjusting nut to remove the No.1 parking brake cable assembly. The parking brake cable assembly No.1 can be detached when you use a screwdriver to elevate the pick on the parking brake lever. The first step is to take off two bolts and console box mounting bracket No.2 after which the parking brake cable No.1 must be disconnected from the parking brake equalizer. The service technician should start by taking out the rear wheel followed by differentiating the rear disc brake caliper assembly LH while maintaining connection of the flexible hose and subsequently removing the rear disc before extracting the parking brake shoe return tension spring followed by the parking brake shoe strut compression spring then the parking brake shoe strut LH and ending with the parking brake shoe. The parking brake cable heat insulator needs removal by untightening its three nuts. The No.3 parking brake cable assembly requires detachment from the backing plate and body before being separated from the equalizer. The installation process includes attaching the No.3 parking brake cable assembly to the parking brake equalizer by securing it to the body through two nuts and a bolt with 5.4 Nm torque and connecting it to the backing plate through two bolts which must achieve 7.8 Nm torque. After placing three nuts on the parking brake cable heat insulator (Torque: 5.4 Nm) install it with high-temperature grease and add the parking brake shoe followed by the parking brake shoe strut LH, parking brake shoe strut compression spring, and parking brake shoe return tension spring. The installation of parking brakes needs verification followed by placing the rear disc and proper adjustment of parking brake shoe clearance. The rear disc brake caliper assembly LH can be installed using two bolts at 47 Nm torque followed by installing the rear wheel at 103 Nm torque. The No.1 parking brake cable assembly should be connected with two bolts at 12.5 Nm torque to the parking brake equalizer before linking it to the parking brake lever assembly using the parking brake adjusting nut together with the lock nut at 5.0 Nm torque. The last step includes attaching the parking brake cable No.1 to the pick and installing the yaw rate sensor assembly (w/ VSC). After this, check and adjust the parking brake lever travel according to requirements.