Handbrake replacement?

ALESSANDRO ALBERTIN

MEMBER
2012 KIA SPORTAGE
1.7L
4 CYL
2WD
MANUAL
184,000 MILES

Hi, I would like to replace the handbrake shoes, but a wheel stabilizer arm prevents me from removing the brake caliper bracket, the key just won't fit. My question is, do I have to disassemble the stabilizer bracket and the shock absorber? Or is there another system that I don't know about?
I would like to disassemble the caliper bracket, but I can't. Looking forward to your advice, thank you very much.

2 Replies

BORIS K

MECHANIC
762 POSTS

Hello,

Good videos on how to on these are on 4WD:

https://youtu.be/t2T05_Nn8xU
and
https://youtu.be/jkuplVAyLlg

Parking brake shoe replacement:
https://www.2carpros.com/articles/parking-brake-shoe-replacement

If your vehicle is a 2WD you will need to remove the rear shock absorber and rear upper arm first.

The rear shock absorber has one lower bolt and 2 upper bolts holding it in.
The upper arm has 1 bolt and nut on the wheel side and 1 large bolt holding it to the rear subframe.

See image 1+2 below for the upper arm
See image 3+4 for the rear shock absorber

The inner, big bolt, of the upper arm needs to be tightened to a specific torque.
Tightening torque:
2WD
137.3 156.9N.m (14.0 16.0kgf.m, 101.3 115.7lb-ft)

Cheers, Boris

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