Automatic Adjuster Locking Out
STANDARD PROCEDURE - AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER LOCKING OUTWARNING: THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTING FEATURE OF THIS PARKING BRAKE LEVER CONTAINS A CLOCK SPRING LOADED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 POUNDS. DO NOT RELEASE THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER LOCKOUT DEVICE UNLESS THE REAR PARKING BRAKE CABLES AND EQUALIZER ARE CONNECTED TO THE LEVER OUTPUT CABLE. KEEP HANDS OUT OF AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER SECTOR AND PAWL AREA. FAILURE TO OBSERVE CAUTION IN HANDLING THIS MECHANISM COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. WHEN REPAIRS TO THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER OR CABLES ARE REQUIRED, THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER MUST BE LOADED AND LOCKED OUT TO AVOID POSSIBLE INJURY.
1. Block the tire and wheels so the vehicle does not move once the vehicle parking brake lever is released.
2. Fully apply the parking brake lever, then shift the transmission into neutral.
3. Remove the screws attaching the center console, then remove the center console.
4. Lower the parking brake lever handle to the released position.
5. Grasp the parking brake lever output cable by hand and pull upward. Continue pulling on the cable until a pin punch can be inserted through the hole in the lever mechanism sector gear and the hole in the right side of its mounting bracket (Fig. 140). This will lock the parking brake automatic adjustment mechanism in place and take tension off the parking brake cables.