Parking Brake Cable Replacement Front

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.

Tools Required

J 37043 Parking Brake Cable Release Tool

1. Remove the front floor console. Refer to Front Floor Console Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gauges and Console.
2. Remove the park brake spring (2) while the park brake lever (1) is in the up position.
3. While the park brake lever (1) is in the down position, rotate the adjuster arm toward the front of the vehicle until a 3 mm metal pin can be inserted into the hole.

3.1.	Remove the remaining piece of plastic shear pin from the hole.

3.2.	Insert a 3 mm metal pin into the hole, locking out the self adjuster.

4. Pull back on the park brake lever completely.
5. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle



6. Remove the rear cables (2) from the equalizer (1).



7. Use the J 37043 in order to remove the fitting of the park brake front cable (4) from the bracket.
8. Remove the grommet (5) from the cavity in the underbody.
9. Lower the vehicle.
10. Bend back the cable retainer tab on the pulley.
11. Remove the barrel-shaped front cable end fitting from the adjuster track on the pulley.
12. Use the J 37043 in order to remove the park brake front cable (4) from the park brake lever (1).
13. 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. Bend the cable retainer tab to the original position on the pulley.
5. Ensure that the park brake lever (1) is in the down position.
6. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle



7. Connect the rear cables (2) to the equalizer (1).
8. Lower the vehicle.



9. Install the park brake spring (2) while the park brake lever (1) is in the up position.
10. Remove the 3 mm metal pin from the hole.
11. Cycle the park brake lever (1) three times.
12. Install the front floor console. Refer to Front Floor Console Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gauges and Console.

Parking Brake Cable Replacement Rear W/Disc Brakes

Tools Required

J 37043 Parking Brake Cable Release Tool

1. Fully disengage the park brake lever. Ensure that the handle is down and that the brake indicator lamp is not lit. If the park brake lever is partially engaged, it will not be possible to pull the equalizer rearward later in this procedure.
2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle in General Information.



3. Remove the rear park brake cables (2) from the park brake cable equalizer (1).
4. Pull the park brake cable equalizer rearward in order to gain the necessary park brake cable slack.




4.1.	Insert a fabricated spacer (1) in order to hold the park brake cable equalizer in place.

4.2.	Remove the rear cable from the park brake equalizer.

5. Remove the rear cable from the underbody bracket.

Use the J 37043 in order to compress the retainer fingers on the casing and pull the rear cable from the underbody bracket.




6. Pull the park brake rear cable (3) through the guide (2) that is installed on the rear axle housing.
7. Remove the rear tire and wheel. Refer to Wheel Removal
8. Remove the rear cable (1) from the park brake actuator lever (2) and the park brake cable bracket. Complete the following procedure:

8.1.	Pull all the park brake cable slack to the caliper end of the park brake cable.





8.2.	Remove the rear cable from the tang on the park brake actuator lever (2).




9. Use the J 37043 in order to compress the retainer fingers on the cable casing (1) and pull the rear cable from the cable bracket (2).

1. Install the rear cable (1) to the park brake actuator lever (2) and the park brake cable bracket.



2. Install the rear cable (1) to the park brake cable bracket (2).
3. Seat the retainer fingers into the park brake cable bracket.
4. Install the rear tire and wheel. Refer to Wheel Removal



5. Pull the rear cable (3) through the park brake cable guides (2) on the rear axle housing (3).
6. Install the rear cable into the underbody bracket.

If the tie strap was removed, install a new tie strap in the place of the original tie strap.

7. Connect the rear park brake cable to the park brake cable equalizer (6).



8. Remove the fabricated spacer.
9. Lower the vehicle.
10. Cycle the park brake lever three times.