OEM 2006 Ford Focus Parking Brake Cable

2006 Ford Focus Parking Brake Cable Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to service and repair the parking brake cable on all on 2006 Ford Focus?

  A: A technician should start parking brake cable service and repair work by taking out the floor console and activating the parking brake release while working on all vehicles. Adjust the parking brake cable adjustment nut until it reaches thread limit then remove its retaining clip. Position the vehicle in NEUTRAL mode before installing it on the hoist while maintaining support for the exhaust pipe. The exhaust tailpipe and muffler assembly must be discarded after nut removal to install fresh assembly nuts with a torques setting of 47 Nm (35 ft. lbs.). Begin the process by disconnecting the hanger isolators followed by removal of the center exhaust hanger isolator then separate the exhaust center and rear heat shields. Remove the parking brake cable from the equalizer then take notes about the outer cable conduit clip positions which will help for reinstalling. You should first detach the parking brake cable from mounting clips then proceed to detach the rear air deflectors if present by unscrewing the clip. Take out the parking brake cable guide bolt from the floor panel together with the cable from its bracket. The sensor bolt for rear wheel speed sensors on vehicles with anti-lock brakes should be removed first and placed aside after installing it with 9 Nm (80 inch lbs.) torque. Vehicle owners should detach all components related to the rear drum brakes starting with the removal of the parking brake cable guide bolt and brake drum followed by lineup of the cable through the lower control arm and backing plate at the cable union. The parking brake cable detachment process requires that you extract the cable from both rear lower control arm calipers and disconnect it from its corresponding levers before taking away the cable conduit retaining clip. The procedure ends with parking brake cable removal followed by black sleeve RH cable and white sleeve LH cable identification before reinstalling by performing the reverse actions while adjusting the parking brake properly.