Parking Brake Lever Removal

Shift Knob Retaining Screw:

1. Remove the shift knob from the shifter. The 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.

Center Console Rear Attaching Screws:

2. Remove the 3 screws attaching the rear of the center console to the console bracket.

Shift Range Indicator:

3. 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 screws attaching the center console to the shifter mechanism.

Center Console Front Attaching Screws (Automatic):

4. Remove the 2 screws attaching the center console to the shifter.
5. Raise the park brake hand lever to approximately a 45° angle. This is for the required 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 park brake lever handle.

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 the 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 the end of the 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.

Wiring Harness Connection To Ground Switch:

11. Disconnect the wiring harness from the ground switch on the park brake lever.
12. Remove the wiring harness routing clips from both sides of the park brake mechanism bracket. Move the wiring harnesses out of the way.

NOTE: The mounting holes in the park brake lever bracket are slotted, which requires the mounting bolts to only be loosened but not removed.

Park Brake Lever Attaching Bolts:

13. Loosen but do not remove the 4 bolts attaching the park brake lever to the console bracket.
14. Remove the park brake lever assembly from console bracket using the following procedure: First rotate the back of the lever bracket upward off the 2 rear mounting bolts, then slide the lever bracket rearward off the front mounting bolts.