Special Tools

J 37043 Parking Brake Cable Release Tool

Warning: Refer to Brake Dust Warning in the Preface section.

Warning: Refer to Brake Fluid Irritant Warning in the Preface section.

1. Release the park brake, if applied.
2. Raise the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.
3. Remove the adjusting nut for the park brake.



4. Remove the front park brake cable from the equalizer.



5. Remove the right park brake cable from the equalizer.



6. On short wheel base vehicles, remove the right park brake cable from the retainer on the left frame rail.
7. Remove the retaining bolt for the right park brake cable.



8. On long wheel base vehicles, remove the right park brake cable from the retainer on the left frame rail.
9. Remove the retaining bolt for the park brake cable.



10. Remove the park brake cable from the crossmember.



11. Remove the right park brake cable retaining bolts from the right rear frame rail.



12. Remove the retaining nut at the right rear spring bracket.
13. Remove the park brake cable from the retaining bracket.
14. Remove the rear brakes shoes. Refer to Brake Shoe Replacement.



15. Using the J 37043  (1), remove the park brake cable from the backing plate.



16. Remove the park brake cable from the backing plate.

1. Install the park cable in the backing plate.
2. Install the rear brake shoes. Refer to Brake Shoe Replacement.



3. Install the park brake cable to the rear spring retaining bracket.

Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.

4. Install the retaining nut to the park brake cable and tighten to 9 N·m (80 lb in).



5. Install the park brake cable retaining bolts to the right rear frame rail and tighten to 9 N·m (80 lb in).



6. Install the park brake cable to the crossmember.



7. On long wheel base vehicles, install the park brake cable to the left frame rail and tighten to 9 N·m (80 lb in).
8. Install the park brake cable retaining bolts and tighten to 9 N·m (80 lb in).



9. On short wheel base vehicles, install the park brake cable to the left frame rail.
10. Install the park brake cable retaining bolt and tighten to 9 N·m (80 lb in).



11. Install the park brake cable to the equalizer.



12. Install the front park brake cable to the equalizer.



13. Loosely install the adjuster nut.
14. Adjust the park brakes. Refer to Park Brake Adjustment.
15. Lower the vehicle.