AUDI A4 1995 B5 / 1.G Parking Brake Lever Workshop Manual

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Parking brake lever, removing
and installing

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Repair Manual, Body-Interior

Removing

- Remove rear part of center console.

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Installing - Remove hex nuts -1-.
- Use screwdriver to push parking brake cable inward, and remove
parking brake lever.
- Install parking brake cable into adjustment bracket.

- Tighten hex nuts -1- to 25 Nm (18 ft lb).
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- Adjust parking brake page 46
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- Install rear part of center console.
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Parking brake, adjusting


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Repair Manual, Body-Exterior
Repair Manual, Body-Interior

Note:

Re-adjusting the parking brake is not generally
necessary because of the automatic adjustment
of the rear brakes. It is only necessary to re-set
the parking brake when the cables or brake
calipers have been replaced.
The brake system must be bled and must be
operating properly.

- Depress brake pedal firmly at least once.
Parking brake lever released (all the way
down)

- Remove ashtray for rear passenger
compartment.

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- Remove any plastic parts at compensating bar;
they do not need to be re-installed.

- Use size 2 screwdriver to lock compensating bar in place to prevent it
from turning (shown without center console to simplify illustration).
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Note:

On all-wheel-drive vehicles, the parking brake
cable adjusting components are located in front
of the lower rear control arms.
On front-wheel-drive vehicles they are located
in the tunnel on the underside of the vehicle.

- Remove locking component -D-.
- Counter hold hex -E- using 13 mm open end wrench and turn adjusting
nut -C- in to stop.
- Slide cable adjuster together (arrow -B-).
- Back off adjusting nut until slot for locking component is visible.
- Install locking component.

- Pull both cable sleeve adjusters apart evenly until cables are
tensioned.
While doing this, the lever must not lift off at the brake caliper.
- Remove screwdriver from compensator and apply parking brake firmly
3 times.
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Note:

The colored O-ring -1- must not be visible. This ensures that the parking
brake cable adjustment mechanism is sufficiently protected against dirt
and water spray.
- Check parking brake tension and adjust fine adjustment -A- in or out if
necessary.

- Check distance -a-.

Lever should not contact brake caliper
Gap should be visible but no wider than 1.5 mm (0.059 in.)
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