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Parking Brake Cable Tension Release - Hand Lever

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Dodge Journey and 2015 Dodge Journey. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Release the parking brake.
  2. Block the tire and wheel assemblies so the vehicle does not move once the parking brake lever is released.
  3. Release the parking brake.
  4. Remove shifter housing. Refer to HOUSING, SHIFTER, REMOVAL .
    Fig 1: Center Console Side Cover
    GC0169821Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
  5. Remove the side cover from the center counsel (2).
  6. Place the parking brake lever in the fully released (down) position.
    Fig 2: Parking Brake Cable Adjusting Nut
    GC0169818Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
  7. Loosen the adjusting nut (2) on the end of the front parking brake cable. Back it off to the end of the cable.
    Fig 3: Parking Brake Cables, Bracket & Equalizer
    GC0128497Courtesy of CHRYSLER GROUP, LLC
  8. If the cable equalizer/bent nail tensioner needs to be removed, perform the following:
    1. Raise the vehicle to a comfortable working position and support. Refer to HOISTING, STANDARD PROCEDURE .
    2. Remove the parking brake cable equalizer/bent nail tensioner (4) from the three parking brake cables (2, 3, 5).
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