General Procedure

With an assistant, release the parking brake cable tension by pulling down on the front 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: Locating Parking Brake Cable Tension Retainer Pin
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. REFER to JACKING AND LIFTING for lifting Points.
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 by releasing the locking tab.

Fig 2: Locating Front Cable Locking Tab
Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.