OEM Mercury Villager Parking Brake Cable

Mercury Villager Parking Brake Cable Parts and Q&A

• Front Cable
  XF5Z-2853-CA
  Q: How to service and repair the front parking brake cable on Mercury Villager?

  A:

  Service and repair operations on the front parking brake cable begin with elevating and supporting the vehicle. Start service on the front parking brake cable by uninstalling the parking brake adjustment nut from the equalizer along with the removal of front seating. Begin with taking away the right and left scuff plates and then handle removal of the right and left A-pillar lower trim panels. Unscrew the four pin-type retainers situated on the console cover to make removal possible. You must now disassemble the accelerator stopper cover by unscrewing its accelerator stopper screw. Take out the carpet from the floor and then detach the heat duct cover by unfastening all ten nuts. To detach the front parking brake cable from the parking brake control you must first eliminate the front parking brake cable slug and next you should depress the parking brake cable end lock tabs. To begin replace the front parking brake cable hold-down bracket bolt then remove the parking brake cable by disassembling cable hold-down bracket nuts followed by pulling the grommet through. The installation process requires performing the removal steps in reverse order.
• Rear Cable, Driver Side
  F4XY-2A635-B
  Q: How to service and repair the rear parking brake cable and conduit on Mercury Villager?

  A:

  Repair or servicing of the rear parking brake cable along with conduit requires vehicle elevation and support before removing the Brake Drum. The primary brake shoe removal requires elimination of the brake shoe hold-down spring in addition to the lower retracting spring and upper retracting spring followed by the brake shoe adjusting lever. The rear parking brake cable and conduit can be removed from the parking brake cable equalizer when the parking brake cable adjustment nut becomes loose and both elements detach from the equalizer. The EVAP canister shield needs to be removed after unbolted and unfastened pin-type retainers have been taken out. Begin by removing bolts from both the front and middle bracket holding down the rear parking brake cable and conduit until finishing with the removal of rear hold-down bracket bolts. The cable and conduit from the parking brake lever must be disconnected from the Backing Plate while squeezing its lock tabs to extract the components through the plate. The installation follows the opposite process of removal while making proper adjustments to both parking brake cable and conduit.