
WARNING: THE SELF ADJUSTING FEATURE OF THIS 
PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY CONTAINS A
CLOCK SPRING LOADED TO APPROXIMATELY 30
POUNDS. CARE MUST BE TAKEN TO PREVENT EX-
CESSIVE JARRING OF THE ASSEMBLY. DO NOT
RELEASE THE SELF ADJUSTER LOCKOUT DEVICE
BEFORE INSTALLING CABLES INTO THE EQUAL-
IZER. KEEP HANDS OUT OF SELF ADJUSTER SEC-
TOR AND PAWL AREA. FAILURE TO OBSERVE CAU-
TION IN HANDLING THIS MECHANISM COULD LEAD
TO SERIOUS INJURY. 
When repairs to the hand lever assembly or cable 
system are required the self adjuster must be reloaded
and locked out.
SELF ADJUSTING PROCEDURES (AG & AJ BODY)
TO RELOAD SELF ADJUSTER
(1) Remove ash receiver or courtesy light from rear
of center console to gain access to self adjuster. Also, 
remove carpet from sides of console. (2) Pull on equalizer/output cable to wind up sprin-
g(requires greater than 30 pounds effort). Continue
until self adjuster lockout pawl is positioned about
midway on the self adjuster sector (Fig. 6). Rotate
lockout pawl into self adjuster sector by turning allen
screw clockwise.  Rotating lockout device requires 
very little effort. Do not force or failure of lock-
out device will occur. (3) When repairs are complete, adjust rear brakes
before adjusting parking brake. On drum-in-hat type of
rear disc brake adjust shoe diameter to 171.5 mm (6.75
inch).
ADJUST PARKING BRAKE (AG & AJ BODY)
Be sure that the cables are properly assembled to the
equalizer bracket prior to cable adjustment. (1) Insert a 7/32 inch allen wrench into hex socket
and turn counter-clockwise through approximately 15É
of rotation (Fig. 4). In turning lockout device, self
adjuster release is a loud snapping noise followed by
reaching a more felt than heard detent. Very light
effort is required to seat lockout arm into detent.
Follow through to the detent is important in prevent-
ing the lockout rod from rattling. Note: The parking brake handle can be in any
position when releasing self adjuster. (2) Cycle lever to position cables. Rear wheels should
rotate freely without dragging.
REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE REMOVAL (AA, AC, 
AP, AY BODY)
The rear brake cables are attached to rear connec- 
tors. Should it become necessary to remove either parking
brake cable for installation of a new cable, proceed as
follows:  With vehicle jacked up on a suitable hoist, remove 
wheel and tire assembly (Fig. 6).  Back off cable adjusting nut to provide slack and
disconnect rear brake cable from connector.
DRUM BRAKES
(1) Disconnect park brake cable from park brake
lever in rear wheel brakes. (2) Using an aircraft type hose clamp compress re-
tainers on end of cable housing and start cable out of
retaining hole in the support plate. Remove clamp
when retainers are free of the mounting hole in the
support plate, (Fig. 6). 
(3) Remove clip from brake cable at support 
bracket and pull cable away from trailing arm as-
sembly (Figs. 3 and 4).
DISC BRAKES
(1) Remove disc brake caliper from adapter, and
brake disc (rotor) from rear hub.
Fig. 5 Self Adjusting Parking Brake Lever Assembly
Fig. 6 Removing Brake Cable from Support Plate
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PARKING BRAKE HAND LEVER ASSEMBLY 
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
REMOVAL (AG AND AJ BODY)
Remove ash receiver or courtesy light from rear of 
console. Remove carpet from sides of console. Remove
parking brake trim cover from passenger side of con-
sole (pulls off). Load and lockout parking brake self adjuster (Fig.
6). Disconnect rear cables from equalizer bracket. Remove the 3 hold down nuts and remove hand le-
ver assembly through opening created by removing
console trim cover. Passenger seat might have to be
removed. Also, if metal tab at bottom of console pre-
vents removal of hand brake assembly, bend tab out
of the way. (Bend the tab back to original position af-
terR&Rof  hand brake).
INSTALLATION (AG AND AJ BODY)
Install hand lever assembly through side opening 
in console and bolt into place. Connect rear parking brake cables to equalizer.
Adjust parking brakes.
Install console trim cover, carpet, passenger seat
and rear ash receiver or courtesy light.
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION PARKING BRAKE 
SHOES
ALL WITH REAR DISK BRAKES
(1) Remove rear disc brake caliper assembly from 
adapter and braking disc (See Disc Brake Shoe Re-
moval). (2) Remove rear braking disc from rear hub (See
Removing Braking Disk). (3) Remove grease cap.
(4) Remove cotter pin, lock nut, hub bearing re-
taining nut, and washer. (5) Remove hub and bearings.(See Wheel Bearing
Section) (6) Remove forward brake shoe assembly hold
down clip (Fig. 1). (7) Turn parking brake, brake shoe adjuster wheel
until adjuster is at shortest length. (8) Remove the parking brake, shoe adjuster as-
sembly (Fig. 2). (9) Remove upper parking brake, shoe to shoe
spring (Fig. 3). (10) Pull front parking brake shoe, away from an-
chor. Then remove front parking brake shoe and
lower spring (Fig. 4). (11) Remove rear parking brake shoe hold-down
clip. Then remove rear parking brake shoe assembly
(Fig. 5).
Fig. 1 Removing Brake Shoe Hold-Down Clip
Fig. 2 Removing Adjuster Assembly
Ä  BRAKES 5 - 63 

to the deck lid open position. If the pull down limit 
switch is depressed at this time, the motor should
stop.(c) If these results are not obtained, replace the
pull down motor assembly.
REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY
OPERATION
The transmitter has three buttons for operation
(Fig. 11). 
²  UNLOCK driver's door, enable illuminated entry, 
and disarm the Theft Security System. Pushing and
releasing the button once will unlock the driver's
door. Two times within five seconds all doors will un-
lock.
²  LOCK all doors, set Theft Security System and 
chirp horn. Chirp of horn is a short toot to notify
that the alarm system is set and the indicator lamp 
on the instrument panel will flash for about 15 sec-
onds.
²  Unlock Trunk Lid 
²  The receiver is capable of retaining VAC even 
when power is removed.
²  Each receiver must have at least one and no more 
than two transmitters.
CONTROL RANGE
Operation range is within 7 meters (23 ft.) of the
receiver.
TRANSMITTER BATTERY
The battery can be removed without special tools
and are readily available at local retail stores. The
recommended battery is Duracell DL 2016 or equiv-
alent. Battery life is about one to two years.
PROGRAM REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY
(1) Remove trim cover or floor console as needed
that may be covering the Air Bag System Diagnostic
Module (ASDM).  (2) Pull floor carpeting back between the accelera- 
tor peddle and ASDM. (3) Locate program line a dark green wire with a
insulator on the end. Located between the accelerator
and (ASDM). (4) Turn ignition switch to the ON position.
(5) Connect the program line from the Remote
Keyless Entry Module to ground. The door locks will
lock and unlock to indicate the receiver is ready to
receive transmitter code. Trunk solenoid will not cy-
cle. (6) Press any button on the transmitter to set code.
If there is a second transmitter it has to be set at
this time. The locks will cycle to confirm program-
ming. (7) Disconnect the program line from ground. This
returns the system to its normal operation mode. (8) Replace trim cover or floor console as neces-
sary.
HORN CHIRP CANCELLATION
During the programming operation the horn chirp
can be disabled using the following procedures: (1) Remove trim cover or floor console as needed
that may be covering the Air Bag System Diagnostic
Module (ASDM). (2) Pull floor carpeting back between the accelera-
tor peddle and ASDM. (3) Locate program line a dark green wire with a
insulator on the end. Located between the accelerator
and (ASDM).  (4) Turn ignition switch ON.
(5) Connect the program line from the Remote
Keyless Entry Module to ground. The door locks will
lock and unlock to indicate the receiver is ready to
receive transmitter code. Trunk solenoid will not cy-
cle. (6) Press any button on the transmitter to set code.
If there is a second transmitter it has to be set at
this time. The locks will cycle to confirm program-
ming. (7) Press LOCK then UNLOCK transmitter but-
tons repeat three times. (8) Door locks and rear release will cycle three
times as feedback of Horn Chirp lockout. (9) Remove ground from program line to restore
normal system operation. (10) To reinstate the Horn Chirp feature refer to
Program Remote Keyless Entry.
TESTING
CONDITION: When trying to program the receiver
module in the vehicle with a new transmitter and
there is no response from the module, Example: the
door locks do not cycle through a lock/unlock routine.
Refer to Fig. 12 for a block wiring diagram or to
Group 8W, Wiring Diagrams.
Fig. 11 Transmitter
Ä  POWER LOCKS 8P - 5 

CAUTION: Interlock cable must by completely 
clipped to the throttle pedal bracket with both barbs
of clip fully installed through mounting holes. This
is to prevent interference with throttle pedal. 
(6) Snap the interlock cable routing clip into the 2 
holes on the throttle pedal mounting bracket (Fig.
12). (7) Snap the end fitting of the interlock cable into
the corner of the shifter assembly (Fig. 14). The cable 
end and clip must pass under and clip to the shifter
pivot. 
(8) Install slug on end of interlock cable into notch, 
on shifter lockout spring loaded lever (Fig. 15). Make
sure that cable slug is fully seated in cup of lever as-
sembly. (9) Adjust the Shifter/Ignition Interlock System.
See Interlock System Adjustment, in this section of
service manual. (10) Perform the Shifter/Ignition Interlock System
operation check, as described in the beginning of this
section. (11) Install center console assembly. Refer to
Group 23 Body, in this service manual for the appro-
priate procedure for the body style being serviced.
(12) Install PRNDL plate in center console. Install
the shift knob onto the shifter assembly. Install the
shift knob to shifter retaining screw and torque to 3
N  Im (25 in.lbs.) (Fig. 2).  (13) Install the lower steering column shrouds on 
the steering column (Fig. 8). Tighten the 2 lower
shroud to steering column screws. (14) Make sure ground clip is on left breakaway
capsule. Make sure that both breakaway capsules are
fully seated in the upper steering column bracket. In-
stall the upper steering column mounting bracket
onto the steering column support bracket (Fig. 7). In-
stall the 2 upper steering column bracket to support
bracket nuts and torque to 12 N  Im (105 in. lbs.). 
(15) Install the upper steering column shrouds on
the steering column (Fig. 6). Tighten the 3 upper
shroud to steering column attaching screws. (16) Install the tilt lever (Fig. 6) (if so equipped)
back on the steering column assembly. (17) Install the lower dash panel bolster. Install
bolster attaching screws and torque to 3 N  Im (24 in. 
lbs.). Install the inside hood release lever and torque
screws to 3 N  Im (24 in. lbs.) (Fig. 5). 
(18) Reconnect the battery negative (-) cable to the
vehicle battery.
Fig. 14 Interlock Cable Installation
Fig. 15 Install Interlock Cable In Shifter
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(3) Remove the two aspirator mounting screws. 
(4) Disconnect the aspirator intake hose from the
instrument panel. (5) Remove sensor/aspirator and it's wiring har-
ness from vehicle. To install, reverse the preceding operation.
WATER TEMPERATURE SENSOR
The water temperature sensor is located on the
heater core mounting plate (Fig. 17). This is a ther-
mistor which will pick up on the engines coolant
temperature. The computer control uses this informa-
tion to control the cold engine lockout time. The wa-
ter temperature sensor is not serviceable and must
be replaced if found to be defective.  The Water Temperature Sensor is located on the 
heater hose mounting plate between the heater hose
nipples.
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
(1) The A/C-heater housing assembly must be re-
moved for Water Temperature Sensor replacement.
Refer to Heater-A/C Unit Housing Removal and In-
stallationÐAC/AY Body for procedures. (2) Remove sensor mounting screw (Fig. 18). 
(3) Disconnect the sensor pigtail wiring harness 
from the main wiring harness and remove sensor
from vehicle. To install, reverse the preceding operation. When
tightening the sensor mounting screw, allow the sen-
sor to rotate and contact the upper heater hose nip-
ple. This will aid in sensor efficiency.
SUN SENSOR
The sun sensor (Fig. 19) is mounted on the driver
side of the vehicle on top of the instrument panel.
This is not a thermistor type sensor but rather a
photo diode. For this reason the sun sensor responds
to sun light intensity rather than temperature. It is
used to aid in determining proper mode door position.
The sun sensor is not serviceable and must be re-
placed if found to be defective.
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION
(1) Carefully pry up the sensor from the instru-
ment panel with a screwdriver (Fig. 20). Place a rag
under the screwdriver to prevent scratching of the
instrument panel. (2) Disconnect the sensor at the wiring harness.
To install, reverse the preceding operation. Snap
the sensor securely to the instrument panel.
Fig. 16 In-Car Temperature Sensor/Aspirator  Assembly Removal and Installation
Fig. 17 Water Temperature Sensor
Fig. 18 Water Temperature Sensor Removal and Installation
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