Notice: Handling the parking brake cables during service requires extra care. Damage to the nylon coating reduces the corrosion protection. If the damage area passes through the nylon coating, increased parking brake effort could result. Avoid contacting the protective coating with sharp-edge tools or the sharp surfaces of the vehicle underbody.

1. Disable the park brake automatic adjuster. Refer to Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Disabling .
2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
3. Remove the rear propeller shaft. Refer to Rear Propeller Shaft Replacement in Propeller Shaft.



4. Remove the park brake cables from the parking brake equalizer.



5. Remove the park brake cables from the retainer.

Important: When serving the left park brake cable, the fuel tank DOES NOT have to be removed.

6. Install a pole jack with a block of wood under the fuel tank.



7. Remove the shield for the fuel tank. Refer to Fuel Tank Shield Replacement in Frame and Underbody.
8. Remove the rear support bracket from the fuel tank.

Important: When performing this service procedure, the fuel tank will only drop about four inches when supported by the pole jack. It is not necessary to lower the fuel tank any further than that.

9. Lower the fuel tank to allow access to the rear park brake cable retainer above the fuel tank.



10. Remove the park brake cable retaining nuts from the underbody mounting studs.



11. Remove the park brake cable from the park brake cable retainers, left rear shown.



12. Remove the park brake retaining bracket bolt from the frame.
13. Remove the park brake retainer from the frame, left rear shown.



14. Depress the retaining clips for the parking brake cable.
15. Remove the park brake from the mounting bracket.



16. Remove the park brake cable from the actuator.
17. Push the park brake cable through the frame toward the inside from the vehicle.
18. Remove the park brake cables from the vehicle.

1. Install the park brake cables over the fuel tank assembly.



2. Pull the park brake cable through the frame toward the outside of the vehicle.




Notice: Use the correct fastener in the correct location. Replacement fasteners must be the correct part number for that application. Fasteners requiring replacement or fasteners requiring the use of thread locking compound or sealant are identified in the service procedure. Do not use paints, lubricants, or corrosion inhibitors on fasteners or fastener joint surfaces unless specified. These coatings affect fastener torque and joint clamping force and may damage the fastener. Use the correct tightening sequence and specifications when installing fasteners in order to avoid damage to parts and systems.

3. Install the park brake cable retaining nuts to the underbody mounting studs.

Tighten
Tighten the park brake cable retaining nuts to 10 N·m (7 lb ft).

4. Raise the fuel tank the fuel tank to allow access to the rear park brake cable retainer above the fuel tank.
5. Install the rear support bracket for the fuel tank.
6. Remove the pole jack and the block of wood from the fuel tank.



7. Install the park brake cable on the actuator.



8. Depress the retaining clips for the park brake cable.



9. Install the park brake retainer to the frame (left rear shown).



10. Install the park brake retaining bracket bolt in the frame.

Tighten
Tighten park brake cable retaining bracket bolt to 20 N·m (15 lb ft).




11. Install the park brake cable to the park brake cable retainers, left rear shown.



12. Install the shield for the fuel tank. Refer to Fuel Tank Shield Replacement in Frame and Underbody.



13. Install the park brake cables to the retainer.



14. Install the park brake cables to the park brake equalizer.



15. Install the rear propeller shaft. Refer to Rear Propeller Shaft Replacement in Propeller Shaft.
16. Lower the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.
17. Enable the park brake automatic adjuster. Refer to Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Enabling .
18. Test the park brake operation.
19. Adjust the park brake cables. Refer to Park Brake Adjustment .