Parking Brake Lever: Service and Repair

CAUTION: Do not lubricate the parking brake cables. Lubrication may damage the plastic coating on the parking brake cables. The parking brake cables are encased in a plastic material which protects the cables from dirt or corrosion and do not need lubrication.

REMOVE OR DISCONNECT
1. Negative (-) battery cable.
2. Two screws, two plastic clips and parking brake lever cover from vehicle.

Parking Brake Lever:

3. Parking brake switch electrical connector.
4. Parking brake cable locknut and spacer.

Parking Brake Assembly:

5. Three bolts and parking brake lever.
6. One bolt, disengage parking brake connecting rod from equalizer and remove parking brake lever from vehicle.

INSTALL OR CONNECT
1. Parking brake lever to vehicle, engaging connecting rod to equalizer, secure lever, and three bolts, then tighten to 23 Nm (17 ft. lbs.).
2. Parking brake cable spacer and locknut to parking brake lever. Do not tighten fully.
3. Parking brake switch electrical connector.
4. Adjust parking brake. Adjustments
5. Parking brake lever cover, secure with two screws and two plastic clip.
6. Negative (-) battery cable.