Cable Removal

For servicing of either the left or right rear parking brake cable, follow the procedure as listed below.

Center Console Rear Attaching Screws:

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

Shift Knob Retaining Screw:

2. If vehicle is equipped with an automatic transmission 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.
3. If the vehicle is equipped with a manual transmission remove the gearshift knob and shifter boot using the following procedure.

Gearshift Knob:

^ Push shifter boot down to expose clips on gearshift knob and roll pin on shifter handle.
^ Pry the clips on the shifter knob away from the roll pin in the shifter handle using a flat blade pry tool.

Gearshift Knob Removal:

^ Remove the shifter knob from the shifter handle, by pulling the shifter knob straight up.

Boot Removal:

^ Remove the shifter boot from the center console. Shifter boot is removed by squeezing the bezel together at the base of the shifter boot and pulling upward on the boot.

Center Console Front Attaching Screws (Automatic):

Center Console Attaching Screws (Manual):

4. Remove the 2 screws attaching the front of the center console to the gear selector or shifter.
5. Raise park brake hand lever to the mid-position of its travel. This will allow for the required clearance to remove center console.
6. Remove center console/arm rest from vehicle.
7. Lower park brake lever handle.

Park Brake Lever Output Cable Adjustment Nut:

8. Loosen adjusting nut on park brake cable output cable. This will take tension off park brake cables, allowing rear park brake cables to be easily removed from tension equalizer.

Rear Park Brake Cables At Tension Equalizer:

9. Remove the rear park brake cable requiring service, from the park brake cable tension equalizer.
10. Remove rear seat cushion from vehicle.
11. Remove scuff plates from right and left rear 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.
12. Fold rear carpeting forward to expose park brake cables.

Park Brake Cable Attachment To Floor Pan:

13. Remove the routing clip attaching the rear park brake cables to the floor pan of the vehicle.

Compressing Park Brake Cable Retaining Tabs:

14. Install the box end of a 1/2 inch wrench over the park brake cable retainer as indicated in. 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.
15. Raise vehicle on jackstands or centered on a frame contact type hoist.
16. Remove rear wheel and tire assembly from the side of the vehicle requiring park brake cable service.

Rear Brake Drum:

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

Rear Hub/Bearing Dust Cap:

18. Remove dust cap from rear hub/ bearing assembly.

Hub/Bearing Assembly Retaining Nut:

19. Remove the rear hub/bearing assembly retaining nut.
20. Remove the rear hub/bearing assembly from the rear spindle.

Park Brake Cable At Actuating Lever:

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

Park Brake Cable Removal From Brake Support Plate:

22. 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.
23. Raise vehicle.

NOTE: The park brake cable routing and routing brackets are different on the right and left side of the vehicle.

Park Brake Cable Routing Brackets (Right Side):

Park Brake Cable Routing Brackets (Left Side):

24. Remove the 2 routing brackets attaching the right hand side or left hand side park brake cable to the frame rail.

Park Brake Cable Removal/Installation At Floor Pan:

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