Parking Brake Lever: Service and Repair
REMOVE1. Disconnect the battery negative terminal.
2. Chock the road wheels and release the parking brake.
3. Open the glove box lid and remove the four screws securing the glove box liner to the outer surround and lift out the liner.
4. Remove the two electrical leads at the rear of the glove box cigar lighter and release the two heater hoses from their retaining clamps.
5. Carefully pry the window lift switch panel away from the front of the glove box. Maneuver the panel through the opening and into the inside of the glove box.
6. Remove the main gear selector knob and transfer gearbox knob.
7. Carefully pry the center panel out of the gearbox tunnel mounted console, and disconnect the electrical multi-plug to the inset graphics panel, withdraw the panel off the main gearbox selector.
8. Remove the cotter pin, plain washer and clevis pin securing the parking brake cable to the parking brake lever.
9. Remove the four bolts and plain washers. Two are located immediately behind the parking brake lever accessible from inside the glove box. The remaining two bolts are located forward of the parking brake lever accessible from the floor mounted console opening.
10. Raise the parking brake lever to its uppermost position and ease the glove box and console assembly rearwards to release the location tab from the radio housing, lift the assembly off the gearbox tunnel.
11. Disconnect the electrical lead from the parking brake warning switch.
12. Release the parking brake cable outer retaining nut.
13. Remove the remaining single bolt with plain washer securing the front of the parking brake mounting bracket.
14. Withdraw the parking brake lever assembly off the parking brake outer cable.
REFIT
1. Fit the parking brake lever to the gearbox tunnel and secure in position with the single bolt (with plain washer) forward of the lever mounting bracket.
2. Secure the outer parking brake cable to the mounting plate and tighten the nut securely.
3. Refit the glove box/console assembly and secure in position, tightening the remaining bolt and two screws securely.
4. Fit the inner parking brake cable to the parking brake lever using a new cotter pin.
5. Reverse the remaining removal instructions, ensuring that the electrical wiring in the glove box assembly is arranged to prevent it from becoming trapped between any mating faces.