Parking Brake Cable Replacement Front

Tool Required

J 37043 Parking Brake Cable Release Tool

Notice: Use care when performing service operations on or around parking brake cables. Damage to the plastic coating will reduce corrosion protection and if the damaged area passes through the seal, increased parking brake effort could result. Contacting the coating with sharp-edged tools, or with sharp surfaces of the vehicle underbody, should be avoided.

1. Ensure that the park brake hand lever is in the down position in order to disengage the adjuster pawl.
2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.



3. Pull down on the front cable strand until the strand stops and stays extended.



4. Remove the rear cables (2) from the equalizer (3).
5. Use the J 37043 in order to remove the fitting of the park brake front cable from the bracket.
6. Remove the cable grommet from the underbody cavity.
7. Lower the vehicle.

Remove the front floor console. Refer to Front Floor Console Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gages and Console.




8. Remove the park brake spring (2) while the park brake lever is in the up position.

With the park brake lever (1) in the down position, rotate the adjuster arm toward the front of the vehicle until the adjuster arm stops.

On adjuster ratchet, bend tab at barrel-shaped front cable end back in order to allow the cable strand to pass by.

9. Remove the barrel-shaped front cable end fitting from the adjuster track on the pulley.
10. Use the J 37043 in order to remove the park brake front cable (4) from the park brake lever (1).
11. Remove the park brake front cable (4) from the floor plan.

1. Install the park brake front cable (4) and the grommet (5) into the slot in the floor pan. Use the following procedure in order to install the grommet into the floor pan:

1.1.	Use soapy water as a lubricant.

1.2.	Feed the forward end of the grommet (5) into the slot.

1.3.	Use a small, curved, flat-ended pry bar in order to gently press the rearward end of the grommet (5) into the slot.

1.4.	Ensure that the grommet (5) is properly seated in the slot in the floor pan.

2. Connect the front park brake cable (4) to the park brake lever (1).
3. Install the barrel-shaped front cable end fitting into the adjuster track on the pulley.
4. Rotate the adjuster arm toward the rear of the vehicle and install the adjuster spring.
5. Ensure that the park brake lever (1) is in the down position.
6. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.



7. Connect the rear fitting of the front cable conduit to the floor panbracket (1).

Pull the equalizer (3) back until the equalizer stops.

Connect the rear cables (2) to the equalizer (3).

8. Lower the vehicle.
9. Cycle the park brake lever (1) three times.
10. Install the front floor console. Refer to Front Floor Console Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gages and Console.

Parking Brake Cable Replacement Rear

Tools Required

J 37043 Parking Brake Cable Release Tool

1. Fully disengage the park brake lever. Ensure that the handle is down and that the brake indicator lamp is not lit.

Important:  If the park brake lever is partially engaged, you will not be able to pull the equalizer rearward later in this procedure.

2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.



3. Pull down on the front cable strand until the strand stops and stays extended.
4. Cut off the tie strap.



5. Remove the rear cable from the underbody bracket.

Use the J 37043 in order to compress the retainer fingers on the casing and pull the rear cable from the underbody bracket.

6. Remove the rear park brake cables (2) from the park brake cable equalizer (3).



7. Pull the park brake rear cable (3) through the guides (2) that are installed on the rear axle housing.



8. Unhook the rear cable eyelet (1) from the park brake actuator lever (2).



9. Use the J 37043 in order to compress the retainer fingers on the conduit fitting (1) and pull the rear cable from the cable bracket (2).

1. Install the rear (1) conduit fitting to the park brake cable bracket (2).



2. Install the rear cable eyelet (1) to the park brake actuator lever (2).
3. Seat the retainer fingers into the park brake cable bracket.



4. Pull the rear cable (1) through the park brake cable guides (2) on the rear axle housing (3). Ensure that the LH cable is routed over the tie rod bracket.
5. Connect the rear park brake cable to the park brake cable equalizer (6).
6. Install the rear cable into the underbody bracket.

If the tie strap was removed, install a new tie strap.

7. Lower the vehicle.
8. Cycle the park brake lever 3 times.