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



9. Remove the park brake spring (2) while the park brake lever is in the up position.
10. 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.
11. On adjuster ratchet, bend tab at barrel-shaped front cable end back in order to allow the cable strand to pass by.
12. Remove the barrel-shaped front cable end fitting from the adjuster track on the pulley.
13. Use the J 37043 in order to remove the park brake front cable (4) from the park brake lever (1).
14. 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 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 pan bracket (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.