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Removal & Installation (Control)

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  1. Fully release parking brake control.
  2. Relieve the tension on the parking brake system. Pull the front parking brake cable down. Insert a suitable retainer. See Fig 1.
  3. Remove the front door scuff plate. See Fig 2.
  4. Remove the cowl side trim panel. See Fig 3.
  5. Pull to release the three clips and remove the lower instrument panel steering column cover. See Fig 4.
  6. On Blackwood, disconnect vacuum hose to parking brake release actuator. See Fig 5. Remove actuator mounting bolt. See Fig 6. Pull and hold parking brake release to expose motor-to-release connection. See Fig 7. Remove actuator.
  7. Remove parking brake remote release lever screws. See Fig 8.
  8. On F150 Pickup and F150 Heritage Pickup, disconnect the parking brake control release handle. Remove the screws. Disconnect the release handle from the release cable. See Fig 9.
  9. On all models, separate the parking brake control from the mounting bracket. Disconnect the parking brake signal switch harness connector. Remove the parking brake control nuts. Separate the parking brake control from the mounting bracket. See Fig 10,
  10. Remove the parking brake control. Compress the connector to release the front parking brake cable and conduit. See Fig 11.
  11. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
Fig 1: Inserting Retainer Pin Into Parking Brake Control
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Fig 2: Removing Scuff Plate
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Fig 3: Removing Cowl Side Trim Panel
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Fig 4: Removing Lower Instrument Panel Steering Column Cover
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Fig 5: Identifying Parking Brake Release Actuator Vacuum Hose (Blackwood)
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Fig 6: Identifying Parking Brake Actuator Mounting Bolt (Blackwood)
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Fig 7: Identifying Motor-To-Release Connector (Blackwood)
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Fig 8: Identifying Parking Brake Remote Release Lever (Blackwood)
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Fig 9: Disconnecting Release Handle (F150 Pickup & F150 Heritage Pickup)
G00297500Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Fig 10: Removing Parking Brake Control
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Fig 11: Disconnecting Parking Brake Cable & Conduit Connector
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