Removal (Neon - With Automatic Transaxle)
- Disconnect and isolate negative battery cable.
- Place the steering wheel and tires in the straight-ahead position. Using a steering wheel holder, lock the steering wheel in place to keep it from rotating. This keeps the clockspring in the proper rotation.
- Remove the steering column coupling retainer pin and back off the pinch bolt nut (the pinch bolt nut is caged to the coupling and is not removable). See Fig 1
. Separate the upper and lower steering column couplings.
- Remove the brake lamp switch. See BRAKE LAMP SWITCH
.
- Remove the clip securing the power brake booster input rod to the brake pedal. Remove the input rod from the brake pedal.
- Remove the 2 upper nuts fastening the brake pedal bracket to the power brake booster. See Fig 2
.
- Carefully pry the tie bar running between the 2 upper booster mounting studs from its plastic retaining fasteners.
- Remove the 2 remaining nuts fastening the brake pedal bracket to the power brake booster. See Fig 2
.
- If the vehicle is equipped with ABS, carefully push the power brake booster forward until the booster contacts the ABS ICU mounting bracket.
- If not equipped with ABS, carefully push the power brake booster forward 1-2" being careful not to stretch the brakelines from the master cylinder to the brakes.
- Remove the 2 nuts fastening the brake pedal bracket to the instrument panel support. See Fig 2
.
- Carefully remove the brake pedal assembly by pulling the pedal bracket back toward the instrument panel and release the bracket from the booster studs. Next, tip the bracket down past the input rod, guiding the rod through the gap left by the missing brace removed in step 8
. Remove the brake pedal assembly out from under the instrument panel.
- The pedal can be removed from it's bracket by grinding off the peened end of the shaft, removing the shaft, pedal and bushings. A service parts package is available to replace these items.
Courtesy of CHRYSLER CORP.
Courtesy of CHRYSLER CORP.