Cable Removal

1. Remove the shift knob from the shifter. The gear shift knob is attached to the shifter using a set screw. Access to the set screw is from the front of the shift knob and is removed using a 2 mm allen wrench.

Shift Range Indicator:

2. Remove the shift range indicator from the center console. The shift range indicator is attached to the center console using retaining clips. It is removed by carefully prying it off the center console. The shift range indicator covers the 2 attaching screws for the center console.

Center Console Front Attaching Screws (Automatic):

3. Remove the 2 screws attaching the center console to the shifter.

Center Console Rear Attaching Screws:

4. Remove the 3 screws attaching the rear of the center console to the console bracket.
5. Raise the park brake lever to a 45° angle. This is required for clearance to remove the center console.

Console Wiring Harness Connector:

6. Raise the rear of the center console high enough to access the center console wiring harness connector. Disconnect the center console wiring harness connector from the vehicle wiring harness 10-way connector.
7. Remove the center console from the vehicle.
8. Lower the park brake lever to its fully released position.

WARNING: THE AUTO ADJUSTING FEATURE OF THIS PARK BRAKE LEVER CONTAINS A CLOCK SPRING LOADED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 POUNDS. DO NOT RELEASE THE PARK BRAKE CABLES FROM THE EQUALIZER UNTIL THE AUTO ADJUSTER IS RELOADED. FAILURE TO RELOAD THE ADJUSTER MECHANISM BEFORE REMOVING PARK BRAKE CABLES FROM EQUALIZER COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.

9. Reload the adjuster mechanism on the park brake lever using the following procedure.

Park Brake Lever Correctly Reloaded:

- Ensure the park brake lever is in the full down position when attempting to pull on park brake lever output cable.
- Grasp the park brake lever output cable by hand and pull upward.
- Continue to pull upward on cable until a 15/64 drill bit can be inserted in the adjuster mechanism as shown. This will lock-out the auto adjuster mechanism removing the tension from the park brake lever output cable. This will then allow the rear park brake cables to be easily removed from the equalizer.

NOTE: If the output cable of the park brake mechanism will not move when pulled on, first, be sure the park brake lever is in the full down position. If park brake lever is in the full down position and the output cable will not move, use the following procedure to reload the adjuster mechanism.

Releasing Clutch Spring:

Using a screw driver push down on the end of the clutch spring where shown. While end of clutch spring is held down, pull outward on park brake mechanism output cable.

If output cable can not be pulled out of park brake mechanism by pulling directly on output cable, use a screwdriver inserted in tension equalizer to assist in pulling on cable.

Park Brake Cables At Tension Equalizer:

10. Remove both rear wheel park brake cables from the park brake cable tension equalizer.

NOTE: If auto adjuster was not reloaded before removing the tension equalizer from both rear park brake cables, the park brake lever output cable will be pulled into the park brake mechanism.

If this happens the auto adjuster can be reloaded using the following procedure.

Using a screw driver, push down on the end of the clutch spring where shown. While end of clutch spring is held down, pull outward on park brake mechanism output cable. If output cable can not be pulled out of park brake mechanism, by pulling directly on output cable, use a screwdriver inserted in tension equalizer to assist in pulling on cable.

11. Remove the rear seat lower cushion from the vehicle.
12. Remove scuff plates from right and left door sills. Scuff plates are attached to door sills using clips on bottom of scuff plates. Remove by carefully prying scuff plate retaining clips out of door sills.
13. Remove the quarter trim panel from both sides of the vehicle.
14. Remove the 2 wiring harness routing clips from the cross car beam.
15. Remove the 2 clips attaching the carpeting to the cross car beam.
16. Fold rear carpeting forward to expose park brake cables.

Park Brake Cable Attachment To Floor Pan:

17. Remove the routing clip attaching the rear park brake cables to the floor pan.

Compressing Park Brake Cable Retaining Tabs:

18. Install the box end of a 1/2 inch wrench over the park brake cable retainer as indicated. This will compress tabs on park brake cable retainer, allowing cable to be removed from console bracket. From under carpet, grasp park brake cable housing and pull cable straight out of console bracket.
19. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
20. Remove rear wheel and tire assembly from the side of the vehicle requiring park brake cable service.

Rear Brake Drum:

21. Remove the rear brake drum from the rear hub/bearing assembly.

Rear Hub/Bearing Dust Cap:

22. Remove the dust cap from the rear hub/bearing assembly.

Hub/Bearing Assembly Retaining Nut:

23. Remove the rear hub/bearing retaining nut.
24. Remove the hub/bearing from the spindle.

Rear Park Brake Cable At Actuating Lever:

25. Remove the park brake cable from the park brake actuating lever on the trailing brake shoe.

Park Brake Cable Removal From Brake Support Plate:

26. Remove park brake cable from rear brake support plate. Park brake cable is removed from brake support plate using a 1/2 inch wrench as shown to compress locking tabs on park brake cable retainer.
27. Raise vehicle.

Park Brake Cable Routing Brackets (Left Side):

28. Remove the 2 routing brackets attaching the park brake cable to the vehicle frame rail.

Park Brake Cable Removal/Installation At Floor Pan:

29. Remove the park brake cable and sealing grommet from the floor pan of the vehicle.