Parking Brake Rear Cable Replacement RWD Pickups

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 adjuster nut at the equalizer.



4. Remove the rear park brake cable from the park brake connector.



5. Remove the rear park brake cable adjuster from the equalizer.



6. Remove the brake drum. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement in Drum Brakes.



7. Remove the rear brake shoes. Refer to Brake Shoe Replacement in Drum Brakes.



8. Disconnect the rear park brake cables from the chassis and rear axle housing retainers.



9. Disconnect the rear park brake cable from the park brake level, left side shown.
10. Collapse the park brake cable locking finger at the backing plate.
11. Remove the park brake cable from the backing plate.
12. Remove the rear park brake cable from the vehicle.

Important: When routing the cables through the guide loop, route the left side cable first.

1. Install the park brake cable in the chassis and rear axle housing retainers.




Important: When performing the following service procedure, ensure that the locking fingers for the park brake cable are fully seated against the backing plate.

2. Install the rear park brake cable in the backing plate.
3. Install the park brake cable in the park brake level.



4. Install the rear brake shoes. Refer to Refer to Brake Shoe Replacement in Drum Brakes.
5. Install the park brake cable to the equalizer.



6. Install the park brake cable in the park brake cable connector.



7. Install the rear brake drums. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement in Drum Brakes.



8. Using a screwdriver (1), adjust the rear brake shoes (2). Refer to Drum Brake Adjustment in Drum Brakes.
9. Adjust the park brakes. Refer to Park Brake Adjustment .
10. Lower the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.

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.