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Parking Brake Lever & Cable: Removal

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  1. Remove remote ground cable from ground stud on shock tower. See Fig 1 . Then correctly isolate ground cable from vehicle by installing isolator on stud.
  2. Raise and support vehicle.
  3. Loosen the parking brake tensioner adjuster nut, in front of the rear crossmember, until tension is removed from cables.
  4. Disconnect the cable connector between the front and intermediate cable.
  5. Lower the vehicle to the ground.
  6. Remove the driver's door opening sill cover.
  7. Remove driver's side kick panel.
  8. Remove the fuse panel cover from the left end of the instrument panel. See Fig 2 .
  9. Remove the 2 screws behind the fuse panel cover attaching the lower instrument panel cover to the instrument panel mounting bracket. See Fig 3 .
  10. Remove the lower instrument panel cover from the instrument panel. It is attached by retaining clips along the top right edge.
  11. Remove the wiring harness connector from the trunk release switch in the lower instrument panel cover. See Fig 4 .
  12. Remove the parking brake release cable from the parking brake release handle in the lower instrument panel cover. See Fig 5 .
  13. Remove the 4 bolts mounting the reinforcement to the instrument panel. See Fig 6 . Remove the diagnostic connector from the reinforcement.
  14. Remove the lower A/C duct below the steering column. It is secured with one screw.
  15. Remove the 2 lower mounting screws securing fuse junction block upper edge to the instrument panel bracket. See Fig 7 .
  16. Remove the 2 screws securing fuse junction block upper edge to the instrument panel bracket. These screws are installed from above the right side of the fuse junction block and mount to the left.
  17. Remove the dome lamp wiring harness connector from the fuse junction block. See Fig 7 .
  18. Move fuse junction block as far down and to the right as possible without causing damage to the harness or fuse junction block.
  19. Remove left rear door opening sill cover.
  20. Remove front seat bet anchor bolt at base of left B-pillar.
  21. Pull back floor carpeting on left side of passenger compartment to reveal front parking brake cable.
  22. Remove the screw securing the foot rest to the floor. Remove the foot rest.
  23. Remove the 2 screws securing the front parking brake cable retainer bracket to the rear floor pan. See Fig 8 .
  24. Remove 2 routing bracket screws securing front parking brake cable to left side of the passenger compartment floor. One screw is at the base of the B-pillar by the seat belt anchor bolt. See Fig 8 . The other screw is below the parking brake lever assembly on the floor pan. See Fig 9 .
  25. Remove the rear bolt, and loosen the 2 front nuts on studs, securing the parking brake lever assembly in place.
  26. Lower the parking brake lever assembly enough to gain access to the warning lamp ground wire connector. Remove the brake warning light ground wire from the switch on the parking brake lever assembly.
  27. Continue to move parking brake lever, with front parking brake cable attached, downward, and remove both from the vehicle together.
Fig 1: Locating Correctly Isolated Remote Ground Cable
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Fig 2: Removing & Installing Fuse Panel Cover
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Fig 3: Locating Lower Instrument Panel Cover Mounting Bracket
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Fig 4: Disconnecting Trunk Release Connector
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Fig 5: Disconnecting Park Brake Release Cable
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Fig 6: Removing & Installing Reinforcement Panel
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Fig 7: Removing & Installing Fuse Junction Block Mounting Screws
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Fig 8: Removing & Installing Front Park Brake Cable At Rear Floor Pan
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Fig 9: Removing & Installing Front Park Brake Cable Attachment At Front Floor Pan
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