Item 7: Front Parking Brake Cable Removal Note

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2004 Mercury Mountaineer and 2004 Ford Explorer. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Bend the take-up spool tab up.

Fig 1: Bending Take-Up Spool Tab Up
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
Compress the tabs and remove the front cable and conduit from the parking brake control.
If removing the cable, position the cable and grommet through the floor pan, into the passenger compartment and remove the cable and conduit assembly.