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Front Cable Replacement

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
1. Front floor console.





2. With parking brake lever in up position, remove parking brake spring.
3. With parking brake lever in down position, rotate adjuster arm toward front of vehicle until a 3 mm metal pin can be inserted into hole.
a. Remove remaining piece of plastic shear pin from hole.
b. Insert 3 mm metal pin into hole, locking out self adjuster.
4. Pull parking brake lever all the way back.
5. Raise and suitably support vehicle.
6. Rear cables from equalizer.
7. Fitting of front cable from bracket, using J 37043.
8. Grommet from slot in underbody.
9. Lower vehicle.
10. Bend back cable retainer tab on pulley.
11. Barrel-shaped front cable end fitting from adjuster track on pulley.
12. Parking brake front cable from parking brake lever, using J 37043.
13. Parking brake front cable from floor pan.

INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Parking brake front cable and grommet into slot in floor pan.
a. Soapy water can be used as lubricant.
b. Feed forward end of grommet into slot.
c. Use a small, curved, flat-ended pry bar to gently press rearward end into slot.
d. Be sure grommet is properly seated in slot in floor pan.
2. Front parking brake cable to parking brake lever.
3. Barrel-shaped front cable end fitting into adjuster track on pulley.
4. Bend cable retainer tab to original position on pulley.
5. Make sure parking brake lever is in down position.
6. Raise and suitably support vehicle.
7. Rear cables to equalizer.
8. Lower vehicle.
9. With parking brake lever in up position, install parking brake spring.
10. Remove 3 mm metal pin from hole.
11. Cycle parking brake lever three times.
12. Front floor console.