Parking Brake Cable
These vehicles uses a bent nail type parking brake cable tension equalizer. See Fig 1. The bent nail tension equalizer is to be used only one time to set the parking brake cable tension. If the parking brake cables require adjustment during the life of the vehicle, a NEW tension equalizer MUST be installed before doing the parking cable adjustment procedure.
- Remove the center floor console. See CENTER FLOOR CONSOLE under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION.
- Lower parking brake lever handle.
- Loosen adjusting nut on parking brake cable output cable. This will take tension off output cable, allowing it to be easily removed from tension equalizer. See Fig 2.
- Using a screwdriver, unlatch the parking brake output cable retainer. See Fig 3. Then remove cable retainer from parking brake cable tension equalizer.
- Remove the parking brake cable tension equalizer from the parking brake lever output cable and the rear parking brake cables. See Fig 4.
- Install a NEW parking brake cable tension equalizer on the parking brake lever output cable and rear parking brake cables.
- Install a NEW parking brake lever output cable to tension equalizer retaining clip on tension equalizer. See Fig 5. The cable retainer must be closed and securely latched.
- Adjust cable tension for the parking brake system using the following steps:
- Position parking brake lever so it is in the fully released position.
- Tighten the adjusting nut on the parking brake lever output cable until 1.02" (26 mm) of thread is out past top edge of adjustment nut. See Fig 6.
- Actuate the parking brake lever to its fully applied position (15 clicks) one time and then reposition the lever to its fully released position.
- Check the rear wheels of the vehicle. They should rotate freely without dragging.
- After the parking brake cable tension has been properly adjusted, check for free play in parking brake lever. Parking brake hand lever should feel firm at all clicks, with a maximum of 15 clicks of lever travel possible.
- Install the center floor console. See CENTER FLOOR CONSOLE under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION.
CAUTION:
Discard output cable retaining clip after removing it from parking brake cable tension equalizer. DO NOT reuse retainer, a NEW retainer is to be installed when attaching output cable to tension equalizer.
CAUTION:
A NEW cable tension equalizer must be installed when adjusting parking brake cable tension.
CAUTION:
A NEW parking 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 cannot separate from tension equalizer.
NOTE:
Actuating the parking brake lever to its fully applied position one time after tightening the adjustment nut will yield (stretch) the bent nail portion of the tension equalizer approximately 1/4". This process will correctly set the parking brake cable tension.