Parking Brake Lever Removal

Detach the 2 front hooks of the seat cushion from the vehicle body.

NOTICE:

Follow the instructions below carefully as the cushion frame deforms easily.

1. Choose a hook to detach first. Place your hands near the hook as shown in the illustration. Then lift the seat cushion to detach the hook.
   

2. Repeat for the other hook.
   

Detach the 2 rear hooks of the seat cushion from the seatback.

Remove the seat cushion.

Put protective tape around the front door scuff plate.

Using a moulding remover, disengage the 4 clips.

Disengage the 7 claws and remove the front door scuff plate LH.

Put protective tape around the front door scuff plate.

Using a moulding remover, disengage the 4 clips.

Disengage the 7 claws and remove the front door scuff plate LH.

Disconnect the connector.

Put protective tape around the rear door scuff plate.

Using a moulding remover, disengage the 2 clips.

Disengage the 5 claws and remove the the rear door scuff plate LH.

Disengage the 3 claws and 5 clips, and remove the lower center pillar garnish LH.

Disengage the 4 claws and remove the front door opening trim cover LH.

Turn the shift lever knob counterclockwise and remove the shift lever knob sub-assembly.

Open the snap.

Disengage the 7 claws and 2 clips, and then remove the rear console panel sub-assembly.

Open the snap.

Pull the front console panel sub-assembly in the direction indicated by the arrow to disengage the 6 clips and remove it.

Remove the 2 screws <F>.

Pull the front ash receptacle sub-assembly in the direction indicated by the arrow to disconnect the connectors and remove it.

Remove the rear ash receptacle assembly.

Disengage the 2 claws and 4 clips, and then remove the console box register assembly.

Remove the 2 bolts <C>.

Disconnect the 2 connectors.

Disengage the 2 clamps.

Remove the 2 bolts <C>.

Disconnect the connector.

Remove the 2 bolts <C>.

Disengage the 2 claws and 2 clips, and then remove the console box.

Disconnect the holder (with connectors).

Remove the nut, 2 bolts and center airbag sensor assembly.

Turn back the floor carpet in order to remove the front floor rear upper sub panel.

Disengage the 6 clamps.

Remove the 4 bolts and front floor rear upper sub panel.

Remove the No. 1 floor under cover and No. 2 floor under cover.

Remove the 4 bolts and rear No. 1 floor panel brace.

Remove the 4 bolts and rear No. 1 floor panel brace.

Remove the 4 bolts and front center floor brace .

Remove the 4 bolts and front center floor brace.

Remove the grommets of the heated oxygen sensors (BANK 1, BANK 2).

Using the SST, remove a oxygen sensors (BANK 1, BANK 2).

SST

09224-00010

Using SST, remove the air fuel ratio sensor.

SST

09224-00010

Remove the 4 bolts and 4 nuts.

Remove the 2 bolts and 2 compression springs from the tail exhaust pipe assembly.

Remove the front exhaust pipe assembly and 3 gaskets.

Remove the 2 bolts and 2 compression springs.

Remove the 2 bolts, 2 compression springs, front exhaust pipe assembly and 2 gaskets.

Remove the 4 nuts and front No. 1 floor heat insulator.

Remove the 4 nuts and front No. 1 floor heat insulator.

Remove the 4 nuts and outside air guide plate RH.

Remove the 4 nuts and outside air guide plate RH.

Put matchmarks on both flanges.

Remove the 4 nuts, bolts and washers.

HINT:

If the flange connection is hard to separate, temporarily tighten one nut only and evenly tap the flange with a brass bar and hammer to separate the propeller shaft assembly from the differential companion flange.

Remove the 2 bolts and 2 center support bearing washers. (for automatic transmission)

Remove the 2 bolts, 2 center support bearing washers and 2 center support bearing dampers. (for manual transmission)

Separate the center support bearing.

Insert SST in the transmission to prevent oil leakage.

SST

09325-40010

NOTICE:

Be careful not to damage the oil seal.

Using SST, loosen the adjusting nut until it can be turned by hand.

SST

09922-10010

HINT:

Use 2 of the same type of SST.

Put matchmarks on the transmission companion flange, flexible coupling and intermediate shaft.

Remove the 3 bolts, 3 washers and 3 nuts.

NOTICE:

The propeller shaft and flexible coupling should not be separated.

Put matchmarks on the differential companion flange, flexible coupling and propeller shaft.

Remove the 3 bolts, 3 washers and 3 nuts.

NOTICE:

The propeller shaft and flexible coupling should not be separated.

Remove the 2 bolts, 2 center support bearing washers and 2 center support bearing dampers.

HINT:

Some vehicles are not equipped with the center support bearing washers.

Push the rear propeller shaft straight ahead to compress and pull out the propeller shaft from the centering pin of the differential.

NOTICE:

Press the propeller shaft straight ahead to keep the transmission and intermediate shaft aligned straight.

HINT:

If it is difficult to separate the flange from the flexible coupling, pry it using a screwdriver.

Pull the propeller shaft outward from the rear of the vehicle.

NOTICE:

The intermediate shaft and propeller shaft should not be separated.

Using needle-nose pliers, remove the parking brake return with damper spring.

Remove the 2 bolts and separate the 2 No. 2 parking brake cable assemblies from the parking brake equalizer.

Slide the rubber boot as shown in the illustration.

Remove the parking brake equalizer from the No. 1 parking brake cable assembly.

Remove the 2 bolts and separate the No.1parking brake cable assembly.

Disconnect the parking brake switch connector.

Remove the 2 bolts and parking brake lever.

Pull up the parking brake lever claw.

Remove the lock nut and No. 1 wire adjusting nut of the No. 1 parking brake cable assembly from the parking brake lever.

Remove the clip and No. 1 parking brake cable assembly from the parking brake lever.