Park Brake Cable Replacement (Rear)

REMOVAL PROCEDURE

^ Tools Required
- J 37043 Parking Brake Cable Release Tool

1. Fully disengage the park brake lever. Ensure that the handle is down and that the brake indicator lamp is not lit. If the park brake lever is partially engaged, it will not be possible to pull the equalizer rearward later in this procedure.
2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle.





3. Remove the rear park brake cables (2) from the park brake cable equalizer (1).





4. Pull the park brake cable equalizer rearward in order to gain the necessary park brake cable slack.
4.1. Insert a fabricated spacer (1) in order to hold the park brake cable equalizer in place.
4.2. Remove the rear cable from the park brake equalizer.





5. Remove the rear cable from the underbody bracket.

Use the J 37043 in order to compress the retainer fingers on the casing and pull the rear cable from the underbody bracket.

6. Pull the park brake rear cable (3) through the guide (2) that is installed on the rear axle housing.
7. Remove the rear tire and wheel.





8. Remove the rear cable (1) from the park brake actuator lever (2) and the park brake cable bracket. Complete the following procedure:
8.1. Pull all the park brake cable slack to the caliper end of the park brake cable.
8.2. Remove the rear cable from the tang on the park brake actuator lever (2).





9. Use the J 37043 in order to compress the retainer fingers on the cable casing (1) and pull the rear cable from the cable bracket (2).

INSTALLATION PROCEDURE





1. Install the rear cable (1) to the park brake actuator lever (2) and the park brake cable bracket.





2. Install the rear cable (1) to the park brake cable bracket (2).
3. Seat the retainer fingers into the park brake cable bracket.
4. Install the rear tire and wheel.





5. Pull the rear cable (3) through the park brake cable guides (2) on the rear axle housing (3).
6. Install the rear cable into the underbody bracket.

If the tie strap was removed, install a new tie strap in the place of the original tie strap.

7. Connect the rear park brake cable to the park brake cable equalizer (6).





8. Remove the fabricated spacer (1).
9. Lower the vehicle.
10. Cycle the park brake lever three times.