Tension Release

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Mercury Montego, 2005 Ford Freestyle, and 2005 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Remove the LH A-pillar lower trim panel.
With an assistant, release the parking brake cable tension by pulling down on the intermediate cable at the cable-to-cable union until the parking brake control sector rotates to its stop and a 4 mm (0.15 in) x 150 mm (5.9 in) retainer pin can be inserted.

Fig 1: Releasing Parking Brake Cable Tension By Pulling Down On Intermediate Cable
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to JACKING & LIFTING .

NOTE: Make sure that the cable-to-cable union is connected to the front and rear cable, before removing the brake control retaining pin and that the cable tension is reloaded slowly.

Disconnect the cable at the cable-to-cable union.