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Removal (All Models)

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WARNING: Park brake pedal mechanism self adjuster must be reloaded and locked to remove spring tension. Before attempting to remove front park brake cable from park brake pedal assembly or equalizer. Failure to do this will make assembly extremely difficult and could lead to serious injury.
  1. Reload park brake assembly self adjuster. See Reloading Self Adjuster  .
  2. Remove front park brake cable from park brake cable equalizer. See Fig 1 .
  3. Remove the front park brake cable to reaction bracket retaining clip, by prying it off cable using a screwdriver. See Fig 2 .
  4. Remove front park brake cable from reaction bracket. Remove screw, attaching park brake cable routing clip to left front floor pan. Remove front park brake cable from the 2 routing clips attached to the floor pan crossmember.
  5. Remove the bolt attaching park brake pedal assembly to left front door frame. Loosen but do not remove the 2 bolts attaching park brake pedal assembly to cowl panel. Unplug the brake warning light connector from switch on park brake pedal assembly. Remove park brake pedal mechanism and front park brake cable as an assembly.
  6. Mount park brake pedal assembly in a vise. Remove front park brake cable to park brake assembly retaining clip.
  7. After park brake pedal assembly is removed from vehicle body. Rotate park brake cable to align cable with notch in cable attaching hole on park brake pedal mechanism. Lift lead slug of park brake cable, out of retaining hole in park brake mechanism, then remove park brake cable from park brake mechanism.
Fig 1: Removing Front Park Brake Cable Connection At Equalizer
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Fig 2: Removing Front Park Brake Cable Retaining Clip
G00286490Courtesy of CHRYSLER CORP.