Park Brake Rear Cable Replacement - Right Side

Parking Brake Rear Cable Replacement - Right Side

Tools Required

J 37043 Parking Brake Cable Release Tool

Removal Procedure
Caution: Refer to Brake Dust Caution (Brake Dust Caution) .
Caution: Refer to Brake Fluid Irritant Caution (Brake Fluid Irritant Caution) .




1. Release the park brake, if applied.
2. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle (Service and Repair) .
3. Remove the adjusting nut for the park brake.




4. Remove the front park brake cable from the equalizer.




5. Remove the right park brake cable from the equalizer.




6. On short wheel base vehicles, remove the right park brake cable from the retainer on the left frame rail.
7. Remove the retaining bolt for the right park brake cable.




8. On long wheel base vehicles, remove the right park brake cable from the retainer on the left frame rail.
9. Remove the retaining bolt for the park brake cable.




10. Remove the park brake cable from the crossmember.




11. Remove the right park brake cable retaining bolts from the right rear frame rail.




12. Remove the retaining nut at the right rear spring bracket.
13. Remove the park brake cable from the retaining bracket.
14. Remove the rear brakes shoes. Refer to Brake Shoe Replacement (Service and Repair) .




15. Using the J 37043 (1), remove the park brake cable from the backing plate.




16. Remove the park brake cable from the backing plate.

Installation Procedure




1. Install the park cable in the backing plate.
2. Install the rear brake shoes. Refer to Brake Shoe Replacement (Service and Repair) .




3. Install the park brake cable to the rear spring retaining bracket.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice (Fastener Notice) .

4. Install the retaining nut to the park brake cable.

Tighten the retaining nut to 9 N.m (80 lb in).




5. Install the park brake cable retaining bolts to the right rear frame rail.

Tighten the retaining bolts to 9 N.m (80 lb in).




6. Install the park brake cable to the crossmember.




7. On long wheel base vehicles, install the park brake cable to the left frame rail.

Tighten the retaining bolts to 9 N.m (80 lb in).

8. Install the park brake cable retaining bolts.

Tighten the retaining bolts to 9 N.m (80 lb in).




9. On short wheel base vehicles, install the park brake cable to the left frame rail.
10. Install the park brake cable retaining bolt.

Tighten the retaining bolt to 9 N.m (80 lb in).




11. Install the park brake cable to the equalizer.




12. Install the front park brake cable to the equalizer.




13. Loosely install the adjuster nut.
14. Adjust the park brakes. Refer to Park Brake Adjustment (Adjustments) .
15. Lower the vehicle.