Special Tools

J 37043 Parking Brake Cable Release Tool

1. Release the park brake.
2. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle.



3. Loosen, but do not remove the park brake equalizer locknut (1).



4. Disconnect the front park brake cable (1) from the right park brake cable.
5. Using the J 37043 , release the park brake cable from the park brake equalizer (2) by compressing the locking tabs on the cable conduit (3).



6. Remove the 2 park brake cable bracket bolts located on top of the crossmember above the rear suspension module.



7. Disconnect the park brake cable eyelet (1) from the park brake actuator.
8. Compress the locking tabs and pull the park brake cable conduit toward the front of the vehicle to compress the park brake cable spring.
9. Remove the park brake cable from the cable bracket (2).
10. Pull the park brake cable through the cable guides and remove the park brake cable from the vehicle.

1. Position the park brake cable over the rear suspension module.



2. Connect the park brake cable eyelet (1) to the park brake actuator.
3. Compress the park brake cable spring and install the park brake cable to the cable bracket (2).

Ensure the locking tabs on the cable conduit are fully engaged to the cable bracket.

Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution in the Preface section.




4. Install the 2 park brake cable bracket bolts.

Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 10 N·m (89 lb in).

5. Install the park brake cable to the cable guides.
6. Position the park brake cable to the equalizer.



7. Connect the front park brake cable (1) to the right park brake cable.
8. Install the park brake cable to the park brake equalizer (2).

Ensure the locking tabs on the cable conduit (3) are fully engaged to the equalizer.




9. Loosely install the park brake equalizer locknut (1).
10. Adjust the park brake. Refer to Park Brake Adjustment.