Parking Brake Rear Cable Replacement S4WD Pickups and Utilities

Tools Required

J 37043 Park Brake Cable Release Tool

1. Release the park brake, if applied.
2. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
3. Loosen the front cable at the equalizer.



4. Using theJ 37043 (1), collapse the locking finger for the rear park brake cable.



5. Remove the rear park brake cable from the connector.
6. Remove the rear park brake cable from the equalizer.



7. Using the J 37043 (1), collapse the locking finger for the rear park brake cable.
8. Slide the inner park brake cable to the rearward.



9. Remove the park brake cable from the frame retainers.



10. Remove the park brake cable from the rear axle housing retainers, if needed.



11. Remove the park brake cable from the park brake actuator.
12. Using the J 37043 (1), collapse the locking tabs on the park brake cable.



13. Remove the J 37043 (1) from the park brake cable.



14. Remove the park brake cable from the rear brake cable bracket.

Important: When installing the park brake cable in any of the retainers, ensure that the locking tabs on the park brake cable are fully seated against the retainer.

1. Install the park brake cable frame retainers.



2. Install the park brake cable in the rear axle housing retainers, if removed.



3. Install the park brake cable in the brake caliper bracket.
4. Install the park brake cable on the park brake actuator.



5. Install the park brake cable on the equalizer



6. Install the park brake cable in the connector.
7. Adjust the park brake. Refer to Park Brake Adjustment
8. Lower the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.