Removal & Installation (E450 & E550)
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- Ensure parking brake control is fully released. Put the transmission in gear and release the parking brake control.
- With the vehicle in Neutral, position on a hoist.
- Disconnect the parking brake lever return spring from the parking brake lever. Apply lubricant to the adjusting clevis, jam nut and the threads of the front parking brake cable and conduit.
- Disconnect the front parking brake cable and conduit. Loosen the jam nut. Remove the clevis pin locking pin. Remove the clevis pin. Remove the adjusting clevis from the parking brake lever. See Figure.
- Compress the retainer and remove the front parking brake cable and conduit from the cable bracket. See Fig 1.
- Remove the driveshaft.
- Remove the parking brake assembly. Keep the parking brake vent upward to prevent contamination of the parking brake shoes and linings. See Fig 2. Remove the six bolts, the parking brake assembly and the gasket from the transmission extension housing. Discard the bolts and the gasket.
- To install, reverse removal procedure. If installing a new parking brake assembly, fill with clean automatic transmission fluid after mounting to the transmission extension housing.
- Check and, if necessary, fill the parking brake assembly with clean automatic transmission fluid to the bottom of the filler plug hole. See Fig 3. If necessary, replace and tighten the filler plug.
- Verify parking brake operation.