Cable Removal

1. Disconnect the (-) negative cable from the battery and isolate the cable from the battery.





2. Remove the 6 screws on each side of the vehicle attaching the driver and passenger side lower fascias to the instrument panel. Then remove both fascia panels from the vehicle.





3. Remove the screw mounting the ashtray to the console. Then remove the ashtray from the console.





4. Remove the bezel for the heater/air conditioning controls and radio from instrument panel. Remove bezel by carefully prying it out of the instrument panel and console using a screwdriver.





5. Disconnect the wiring harness connectors from the lighter and fog lamp switches located in the bezel. Then remove bezel from vehicle.





6. Remove the 2 screws, one on each side of the console, attaching the rear of the console assembly to the tunnel of the vehicle.

NOTE: The driver and passenger seat need to be in the full rear position to gain access to the screws.





7. Pull park brake lever up as far as it will go. Lift console assembly up from the rear while sliding park brake boot off park brake lever, to gain access to shift knob attaching nut. Hold shift knob with one hand and loosen nut. When nut is loose turn shift knob off shifter.
8. Lift the console assembly with shift knob and boot attached, off the tunnel.

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 EXCESSIVE JARRING OF THE ASSEMBLY. DO NOT RELEASE THE SELF ADJUSTER LOCKOUT DEVICE BEFORE INSTALLING CABLES INTO THE EQUALIZER. KEEP HANDS OUT OF SELF ADJUSTER SECTOR AND PAWL AREA. FAILURE TO OBSERVE CAUTION IN HANDLING THIS MECHANISM COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY.





9. Load and lockout the parking brake lever self adjuster mechanism, using the following procedure. Insert a 7/32 inch allen wrench into the alien head screw of the lockout device. Pull on the equalizer/output cable to wind up adjuster spring (requires greater than 30 pounds effort). Continue until self adjuster lockout pawl is positioned about midway on the self adjuster sector. Rotate the lockout device pawl into self adjuster sector by turning allen screw clockwise.





10. Remove both rear park brake cables from the equalizer.





11. To remove park brake cable from tunnel proceed as follows: Install a wrench of the appropriate size to compress the retaining tabs on the cable retainer. Push on end of cable keeping wrench against support plate in tunnel until retainer tabs are out past tunnel area.
12. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a hoist.





13. From under vehicle, remove cable requiring service, out of tunnel area of vehicle.

NOTE: If the left park brake cable is being replaced it is only clipped to the rear frame rail and not to the frame crossmember. The left park brake cable is held in place at the crossmember by the differential. The differential will need to be lowered enough to remove the park brake cable from between the differential and crossmember.

14. Remove the 2 clips attaching the park brake cable to the frame crossmember and rear frame rail.





15. Remove the tie strap attaching the park brake cable to rear knuckle.





16. Remove the park brake cable from the park brake operating lever on the caliper. Slide park brake cable out of cable mounting hole in caliper assembly.