Tension Release

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: Identifying Retainer Pin

Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.

With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to JACKING AND LIFTING article.

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.