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(3) Remove the equalizer from the front parking
brake cable.
(4) Remove the locking pliers from the front park-
ing brake cable. This will allow the adjuster in the
parking brake lever (pedal) mechanism to rotate
around to its stop. This will remove the tension from
the adjuster and front park brake cable (Refer to 5 -
BRAKES/PARKING BRAKE - STANDARD PROCE-
DURE).
STANDARD PROCEDURE - PARKING BRAKE
AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER TENSION RESET
The parking brake lever (pedal) mechanism used
in this vehicle is designed so that the automatic
adjuster is not required to be locked out when servic-
ing the parking brake lever (pedal) or the parking
brake cables.
(1) Grasp the exposed section of the front parking
brake cable and pull rearward on it. While holding
the park brake in this position, install a pair of lock-
ing pliers on the front parking brake cable just rear-
ward of the second body outrigger bracket (Fig. 87).
(2) Install the equalizer on the front parking brake
cable.
(3) Install the left rear and intermediate park
brake cable in the correct location on the parking
brake cable equalizer (Fig. 88).
(4) Remove the locking pliers from the front park-
ing brake cable. This will allow the adjuster in the
park brake lever (pedal) mechanism to tension the
park brake cables.
(5) Apply and release the parking brake lever
(pedal) one time. This will seat the parking brake
cables and allow the auto adjuster in the parking
brake lever (pedal) mechanism to correctly tension
the parking brake cables.
CABLES - PARKING BRAKE
REMOVAL
REMOVAL - PARKING BRAKE CABLE (FRONT)
(1) Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a
hoist. (Refer to LUBRICATION & MAINTENANCE/
HOISTING - STANDARD PROCEDURE).
(2) Manually release the automatic self-adjusting
mechanism tension of the parking brake lever (pedal)
assembly. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES - STANDARD PRO-
CEDURE).
(3) Remove the intermediate and left rear park
brake cable from the park brake cable equalizer (Fig.
89).
(4) Remove the front park cable housing retainer
from body outrigger bracket (Fig. 90). Cable isremovable by sliding a 14 mm box wrench over cable
retainer and compressing the three retaining fingers.
Alternate method is to use an aircraft type hose
clamp and screwdriver.
(5) Lower vehicle.
(6) Remove the left front door sill molding.
(7) Remove the left front kick panel for access to
the park brake cable and park brake pedal assembly.
(8) Lift floor mat for access to park brake cable
and floor pan. Pull the seal and the park brake cable
(Fig. 91) out of the floor pan of vehicle.
Fig. 89 Park Brake Cable Attachment To Equalizer
1 - EQUALIZER
2 - LEFT REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLE
3 - LOCKING NUT
4 - INTERMEDIATE PARKING BRAKE CABLE
5 - FRONT PARKING BRAKE CABLE
Fig. 90 Front Park Brake Cable Attachment To Body
1 - CABLE HOUSING RETAINER
2 - BODY OUTRIGGER BRACKET
3 - PUSH WRENCH OVER END OF RETAINER HERE
4 - FRONT PARK BRAKE CABLE
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(10) Remove the 3 bolts mounting the wiring junc-
tion block to the instrument panel.
NOTE: When removing the lower mounting bolt,
push the park brake pedal down 5 clicks to access
the lower mounting bolt.
(11) Remove the lower bolt mounting the park
brake pedal to the body (Fig. 103).
(12) Remove the forward nut mounting the park
brake pedal to the body (Fig. 103).
(13) Remove the upper bolt mounting the park
brake pedal to the body (Fig. 103).
(14) Pull downward on front park brake cable
while rotating park brake pedal mechanism out from
behind junction block.
(15) Remove park brake pedal release link from
park brake mechanism.
(16) Remove the warning lamp ground switch con-
nector from the park brake pedal mechanism (Fig.
103).
(17) Remove front park brake cable button from
park brake pedal mechanism. Tap end housing for
front park brake cable out of park brake pedal mech-
anism.
INSTALLATION
(1) Install park brake cable end housing into park
brake pedal mechanism.
(2) Install cable retainer onto the park brake cable
strand and then install retainer into pedal bracket.
(3) Install cable strand button into the clevis on
the park brake pedal mechanism.
(4) Install wiring harness connector on warning
indicator lamp ground switch.(5) Install the park brake release rod on the
release mechanism of the park brake pedal.
(6) Position the park brake pedal mechanism into
its installed position on the body of the vehicle.
(7) Loosely install the top bolt mounting the park
brake pedal mechanism to the body (Fig. 103).
(8) Loosely install the forward nut mounting the
park brake pedal mechanism to the body (Fig. 103).
(9) Loosely install the lower bolt mounting the
park brake pedal mechanism to the body (Fig. 103).
(10) Tighten pedal mechanism attaching bolts and
nut to 28 N´m (250 in. lbs.).
(11) Verify that the park brake pedal is in the fully
released (full up) position.
(12) Raise vehicle.
(13) Install the front park brake cable on the park
brake cable equalizer (Fig. 102).
NOTE: If the original lever assembly is being used,
the lever mechanism auto adjuster spring tension
will need to be reset. (Refer to 5 - BRAKES/PARK-
ING BRAKE - STANDARD PROCEDURE)
(14) Lower vehicle.
(15) Remove the lock-out pin (if a new lever has
been installed) from the automatic cable adjuster on
the park brake pedal mechanism.
(16) Install the electrical junction block on the
instrument panel.
(17) Install the reinforcement on the lower instru-
ment panel.
(18) Install the steering column lower cover on the
lower instrument panel.
(19) Install the silencer panel under the instru-
ment panel.
(20) Install the left side kick panel.
(21) Install the sill scuff plate on the lower sill of
the left door.
(22) Install the negative (ground) cable on the bat-
tery.
(23) Cycle the park brake pedal one time. This will
seat the park brake cables and will allow the auto-
matic self adjuster to properly tension the park brake
cables.
LEVER - PARKING BRAKE
(EXPORT)
REMOVAL - PARKING BRAKE LEVER AND
FRONT CABLE
(1) Raise vehicle. (Refer to LUBRICATION &
MAINTENANCE/HOISTING - STANDARD PROCE-
DURE)
(2) Grasp the exposed section of the front parking
brake cable and pull rearward on it. While holding
Fig. 103 PARKING BRAKE LEVER MOUNTING
1 - WIRE HARNESS CONNECTOR
2 - LEVER MECHANISM
3 - FRONT CABLE
RSBRAKES - BASE5-65
LEVER - PARKING BRAKE (Continued)
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