Parking Brake Cables: Removal
CAUTION:
DO NOT attempt to repair park brake output cable in any manner. This vehicle has only 2 serviceable park brake cables. Each cable leads from park brake lever output cable equalizer to either left or right rear wheel park brake assembly. The park brake lever output cable is not replaceable as a separate component. It is replaced as part of park brake lever.
NOTE:
Remove only one rear park brake cable from rear brakes at a time. Failure to do so will result in high efforts required to connect park brake cables to equalizer or park brake lever at rear wheel brakes. For replacement of rear park brake cables follow procedure as listed below.
- Remove shift knob from shifter. See Figure . Shift knob is attached to shifter using an hex head set screw. Access to set screw is from front side of shift knob. Remove shift bezel from center console. Shift bezel is removed by carefully pulling upward along edge until retaining clips unlatch from center console. See Figure .
- Disconnect shift bezel wiring harness from vehicle wiring harness. Remove screw attaching center console to console bracket. See Figure . Remove 4 screws mounting storage tray and lid to center console. See Figure . Remove lid and storage tray from center console. Raise park brake hand lever to applied position. This is required for clearance to remove center console. Remove center console from vehicle. Lower park brake lever handle.
- Grasp park brake lever output cable by hand and pull upward. See Figure . Continue pulling on cable until a 3/16" drill bit can be inserted into handle and sector gear of park brake mechanism. This will lock park brake mechanism and take tension off park brake cables. Remove both rear park brake cables from park brake cable equalizer. See Figure . On side of vehicle requiring rear park brake cable replacement, move seat as far forward as possible and tilt seat back to full forward position.
- Fold bottom of carpeting behind seat upward to access park brake cable. Remove nut attaching park brake cable routing clip to stud in floor pan. See Figure
. Place Remover, Special Tool 8182 over end of park brake cable. See Figure
. Install a 1/2 inch wrench on hex end of Remover (Special Tool 8182). Using 1/2" wrench, push tool (without turning) toward park brake cable retaining bracket. This will collapse retaining fingers on park brake cable retainer and push park brake cable out of retaining bracket. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.NOTE: When removing center cap from wheel do not use a sharp or hard tool. Use of such a tool can damage finish on wheel and damage center cap.
- Remove center cap from wheel. Center cap is removed by inserting a trim stick into notch on center cap and prying it off wheel. See Figure . Remove rear wheel and tire assembly. Remove park brake cable from park brake shoe actuator located at rear of caliper adapter. See Figure .
- Remove park brake cable from caliper adapter. Park brake cable is removed from caliper adapter by pushing a 1/2 inch box wrench onto end of park brake cable retainer. See Figure . This will collapse retaining fingers on park brake cable retainer and push park brake cable out of caliper adapter. Remove nut attaching park brake cable routing clip to stud in body. See Figure . Grab sealing grommet at body. Pull sealing grommet and park brake cable out of hole in body.