Park Brake Lever: Installation
- Place the park brake lever mechanism on the console bracket. Install the 4 bolts mounting the park brake lever mechanism to the console bracket. See Figure .
- Tighten the 4 mounting bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS . Install the wiring harness on the park brake mechanism bracket. Install the electrical connector on the ground switch of the park brake lever mechanism.
- Install a NEW park brake cable tension equalizer on the park brake lever output cable and rear park brake cables. See Figure .
- Install a NEW park brake lever output cable to tension equalizer retaining clip on tension equalizer. See Figure . The cable retainer must be closed and securely latched.
- Adjust cable tension. See PARK BRAKE CABLE under ADJUSTMENTS.
- Check the rear wheels of the vehicle with the park brake lever fully released, they should rotate freely without dragging.
- After the park brake cable tension has been properly adjusted, check for free play in park brake lever. Park brake hand lever should feel firm at all clicks, with a maximum of 15 clicks of lever travel possible.
- Install the floor console back in the vehicle. See CENTER CONSOLE .
CAUTION:
A new cable tension equalizer must be installed when replacing the park brake mechanism. The new cable tension equalizer is required to correctly adjust park brake cable tension after installing park brake mechanism.
CAUTION:
A new park brake lever output cable retainer must be used when installing output cable on cable tension equalizer. Cable retainer usage is required to ensure output cable can not separate from tension equalizer.