Rover 214 & 414 Service and Repair Manual - Rover club

1 Handbrake cable adjuster
nut
2 Equalizer plate
2 From inside the vehicle, prise out the cover
from the top of the rear centre console section
to gain access to the two retaining screws.
Undo the two screws and remove the rear
console section.
3 Slacken and remove the handbrake cable
adjusting nut from the rear of the lever and
disconnect the equalizer plate, noting the
spring which is fitted to the lever adjusting
rod.
4 Undo the two bolts securing the cable outer
retaining plate to the floor pan (see
illustration). Remove the retaining plate then
detach the relevant cable inner from the
equalizer plate and release the cable grommet
from the floorpan.
5 On models equipped with ABS, working
from underneath the vehicle, remove the two
brake caliper shield retaining bolts and
remove the shield from the caliper. Extract the
24.4 Handbrake cable adjusting nut (A),
equalizer plate (B) and cable outer
retaining plate bolts (C)
23.4 Handbrake mechanism layout
3 Bolts
4 Cable retaining plate
5 Grommet
6 Exhaust heatshield
7 Bolts - cable to body
8 Bolts - cable to trailing arm
spring clip and clevis pin securing the
handbrake cable to the caliper handbrake
lever then remove the clip securing the cable
outer to its mounting bracket and detach the
handbrake cable from the caliper.
6 On non-ABS models, remove the relevant
rear brake drum. Remove the trailing shoe
retainer spring and pin, using a pair of pliers to
press in the retainer clip until it can be rotated
through 90º and released. Ease the trailing
shoe out of the lower pivot point to release the
tension of the return spring, then disconnect
the lower return spring from both shoes.
Disconnect the handbrake cable from the
trailing shoe then use a 12 mm spanner to
compress the handbrake cable retaining
tangs and withdraw the cable from the rear of
the backplate (see illustration).
7 On all models, release the main silencer
from its three rubber mountings and carefully
24.6 Using a 12 mm spanner to compress
cable outer retaining tangs
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lower the tailpipe section to gain access to the
heat shield. Undo the three heat shield
retaining bolts and remove the shield from the
vehicle underbody.
8 Work along the length of the cable section
and remove all bolts securing the cable outer
to the vehicle underbody and trailing arm.
Once free, withdraw the cable from
underneath the vehicle and, if necessary,
repeat the procedure for the remaining cable
section.
Refitting
9 Refitting is a reversal of the removal
sequence noting the following:
a) Lubricate all exposed linkages and cable
pivots with a good quality multi-purpose
grease.
b) Ensure the cable outer grommet is
correctly located in the floorpan and that
all retaining bolts are tightened to the
specified torque.
c) On non-ABS models, relocate the trailing
shoe and refit the brake drum.
d) Prior to refitting the rear centre console
section, adjust the handbrake cable as
described in Chapter 1.
25 Stop lamp switch - removal,
refitting and adjustment 2
Removal
1 Working inside the vehicle, undo the five
screws and remove the right-hand lower facia
panel.
2 Disconnect the wiring connector from the
stop lamp switch (see illustration).
3 Slacken the stop lamp switch locknut and
unscrew the switch from its mounting bracket.
Refitting and adjustment
4 Screw the switch back into position in the
mounting bracket.
5 Connect an ohmmeter across the stop
lamp switch terminals and screw the switch in
until an open circuit is present between the
switch terminals. Gently depress the pedal
and check that continuity exists between the
25.2 Stop lamp switch wiring
connector (A) and locknut (B)
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