Rear Cable and Conduit

REMOVAL
1. Raise and support vehicle.





2. Loosen parking brake cable adjusting nut.

Park Brake Equalizer:

3. Remove parking brake rear cable and conduit end fitting from parking brake cable equalizer.

4. Drum brakes:
- Remove LH rear wheel and tire.
- Remove brake drum assembly.
- Disconnect parking brake rear cable and conduit from parking brake lever.
- Using a 13 mm box-end wrench or screwdriver to press the conduit retaining prongs, remove cable-end pronged fitting from parking brake support plate.

5. Disc brakes:

Park Brake Cable To Caliper:

- Disconnect parking brake rear cable and conduit end from parking brake lever. - Remove E-clip from conduit end of fitting at rear disc brake caliper.
- Remove parking brake rear cable and conduit from rear disc brake caliper.

6. Remove bolt retaining parking brake rear cable and conduit to body side frame rail.
7. Disengage pronged connector from parking brake cable support bracket. Remove cable assembly.

INSTALLATION
1. Insert parking brake rear cable and conduit through inner floor side member bracket. Make sure pronged connector is securely attached.
2. Position parking brake rear cable and conduit along LH rear frame rail and secure into position with retaining bolt. Tighten to 11-14 Nm (98-123 Lb-In).

3. Drum brakes:
- Insert parking brake rear cable and conduit end in to parking brake support plate and push pronged cable end into parking brake support plate hole. Make sure all prongs are locked in place.
- Insert cable end into break lever.
- Install brake drum and wheel assembly.
- Install wheel and tire assembly on vehicle.

CAUTION: Failure to tighten lug nut in a star pattern may result in high runout, which will speed up development of brake roughness, shudder, and vibration.

- Tighten lug nut to 115-142 Nm (85-104 ft.lbs) using Accutorq Lug Nut Socket or equivalent, on a 1/2 inch air impact wrench or use torque wrench.

4. Disc brakes:
- Insert parking brake rear cable and conduit into rear disc brake caliper
- Install E-clip.
5. Attach parking brake rear cable and conduit to parking brake lever.
6. Adjust parking brake as described.
7. Lower vehicle.
8. Apply the Service brake pedal a few times and verify that the rear brakes do not drag when the rear wheels rotate.
9. Apply the Park brake pedal a few times and verify that the rear brakes do not drag when the rear wheels rotate.
10. Verify that the manual release parking brake control lever stroke is five to seven notches when applied with a foot-pedal force of 98 N (22 lb).