Parking Brake Cables: Removal
- Block the tire and wheels so the vehicle does not move once the vehicle parking brake lever is released.
- Fully apply the parking brake lever, then shift the transmission into Neutral.
- Remove the screws attaching the center console, then remove the center console.
- Lower the parking brake lever handle to the released position.
- Grasp the parking brake lever output cable by hand and pull upward. Continue pulling on the cable until a pin punch can be inserted through the hole in the lever mechanism sector gear and the hole in the right side of its mounting bracket. See Figure. This will lock the parking brake automatic adjustment mechanism in place and take tension off the parking brake cables.
- Remove both rear parking brake cables from the parking brake cable equalizer.
- Remove the rear seat cushion from the vehicle.
- Fold the rear carpeting forward to expose the parking brake cables at the end of the rear floor.
- Install the box end of a 1/2" wrench over the parking brake cable retainer. See Fig 1. Push the wrench onto the retainer until the retainer fingers are collapsed. From under the carpeting, grasp the parking brake cable housing and pull cable straight out of the bracket attached to the floor.
- Raise the vehicle.
- Remove the rear tire and wheel assembly from the vehicle.
- On vehicles equipped with rear drum brakes, remove the brake drum.
- On vehicles equipped with rear disc brakes:
- Remove the parking brake cable from the parking actuating lever.
- Remove the actuating spring between the brake shoe adjustment lever and the brake shoe.
- Remove the parking brake cable from the rear brake support plate. The parking brake cable can be removed from brake support plate using a 1/2" box wrench to compress the locking fingers on the parking brake cable retainer.
- On vehicles equipped with rear disc brakes, to remove the rear parking brake cable from disc brake adapter :
- Remove the parking brake actuating lever from the parking brake cable.
- Remove the parking brake cable from the rear disc brake adapter. The parking brake cable can be removed from the disc brake adapter using a 1/2" offset box wrench to compress the locking fingers on the parking brake cable retainer.
- Remove the nuts, then the parking brake cable routing bracket from the tension strut mounting bolts.
- Remove the parking brake cable and sealing grommet from floor pan of the vehicle.
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