Cables - Parking Brake: Removal

For servicing either the left or right rear parking brake cable, follow the procedure as listed below.

1. Remove center floor console. (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/FLOOR CONSOLE - REMOVAL)
2. Lower park brake lever handle.
3. Loosen adjusting nut on park brake cable output cable. This will take tension off park brake cables, allowing rear park brake cables to be easily removed from tension equalizer. See Fig 1.
   Fig 1: Park Brake Lever Output Cable Adjustment Nut

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   1 - ADJUSTING NUT

   2 - PARK BRAKE LEVER

   3 - PARK BRAKE LEVER OUTPUT CABLE

4. Remove parking brake cable requiring service from the parking brake cable tension equalizer. See Fig 2.
   Fig 2: Rear Park Brake Cables At Tension

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   1 - REAR PARK BRAKE CABLES

   2 - PARK BRAKE CABLE TENSION EQUALIZER

5. Remove rear seat cushion from vehicle. (Refer to BODY/SEATS/SEAT CUSHION - REMOVAL)
6. Remove scuff plates from right and left rear door sills. Scuff plates are attached to door sills using clips on bottom of scuff plates. Remove by carefully prying scuff plate retaining clips out of door sills.
7. Fold rear carpeting forward to expose park brake cables.
8. Install 12 point 1/2 inch or 13 mm box wrench over parking brake cable retainer as indicated. See Fig 3. This will compress tabs on parking brake cable retainer allowing cable to be removed from console bracket. From under carpet, grasp park brake cable housing and pull cable straight out of console bracket.
   Fig 3: Compressing Park Brake Cable Retaining Tabs

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   1 - BOX END WRENCH

   2 - VEHICLE CARPETING

   3 - CONSOLE BRACKET

   4 - REAR PARK BRAKE CABLE

9. Raise vehicle. (Refer to LUBRICATION & MAINTENANCE/HOISTING - STANDARD PROCEDURE)
10. Remove rear wheel and tire assembly.
11. On vehicles with rear disc brakes, remove caliper, rotor, hub and bearing, and parking brake shoes. (Refer to BRAKES/PARKING BRAKE/SHOES - REMOVAL) 
12. On vehicles with rear drum brakes, remove hub and bearing dust cap and retaining nut, then slide hub and bearing off spindle.
13. Remove parking brake cable from parking brake actuating lever. See Fig 4.
    Fig 4: Cable Removal From Lever

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14. Remove parking brake cable from rear disc brake adapter or drum brake support plate. If access allows, place a 1/2 inch or 13 mm box wrench over cable housing and compress locking tabs on cable retainer. See Fig 5. If access does not allow, a screwdriver may be used to press each tab in individually while light pulling tension is applied to cable from rear. Once all tabs are compressed, pull cable out of adapter/plate.
    Fig 5: Cable Removal (Typical)

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    1 - REAR BRAKE SUPPORT PLATE

    2 - PARK BRAKE CABLE

    3 - PARK BRAKE CABLE RETAINER

    4 - BOX END WRENCH

15. Remove fasteners securing two cable routing clips to frame rail.
16. Remove parking brake cable and sealing grommet from floor pan of vehicle. See Fig 6.

Fig 6: Park Brake Cable Removal/Installation At Floor Pan

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