All models except 1.9 GTI 1 Remove the rear brake shoes, as described in Section 5.

2 Working inside the car, remove the screw and lift the cover from the handbrake lever.

3 Unhook the cable(s) from the compensator.

4 Release the cable(s) from the retaining clips, the floor, the fuel tank, and the rear brake backplate(s) and withdraw from under the car (see illustration).

16.4 Handbrake cable clip and bracket located on rear suspension arm

5 Fit the new cable(s) using a reversal of the removal procedure with reference also to Section 5. Finally adjust the handbrake as described in Section 15.

1.9 GTI models
6 Working inside the car, remove the screw and lift the cover from the handbrake lever.

7 Unhook the cable from the compensator.

8 Chock the front wheels then jack up the rear of the car and support it on axle stands (see “Jacking and vehicle support”).

9 Release the cable(s) from the retaining clips, the floor, the fuel tank, the bracket(s), and the caliper lever(s), and withdraw from under the car.

10 Fit the new cable(s) using a reversal of the removal procedure. Finally adjust the handbrake as described in Section 15.