Parking Brake System: Service and Repair

The parking brake lever (pedal) mechanism used in this vehicle is designed so that the automatic adjuster is not required to be locked out when servicing the parking brake lever (pedal) or the parking brake cables.

This parking brake lever (pedal) mechanism is designed so that the adjuster mechanism will rotate only half a turn when the tension is released from the parking brake cable. This eliminates the requirement to lock out the automatic adjuster when servicing the parking brake lever (pedal) mechanism and cables.

Use the following procedure to release the tension from the parking brake cables and the automatic adjuster in the parking brake lever (pedal) mechanism.

Locking Out Automatic Adjuster:

1. Grasp the exposed section of the front parking brake cable and pull rearward on it. While holding the park brake in this position, install a pair of locking pliers on the front parking brake cable just rearward of the second body outrigger bracket.

Parking Brake Cable Attachment To Equalizer:

2. Remove the left rear and intermediate parking brake cables from the parking brake cable equalizer.
3. Remove the equalizer from the front parking brake cable.
4. Remove the locking pliers from the front parking brake cable. This will allow the adjuster in the parking brake lever (pedal) mechanism to rotate around to its stop. This will remove the tension from the adjuster and front park brake cable.

AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER RESET
1. Grasp the exposed section of the front parking brake cable and pull rearward on it. While holding the park brake in this position, install a pair of locking pliers on the front parking brake cable just rearward of the second body outrigger bracket.
2. Install the equalizer on the front parking brake cable.
3. Install the left rear and intermediate park brake cable in the correct location on the parking brake cable equalizer.
4. Remove the locking pliers from the front parking brake cable. This will allow the adjuster in the park brake lever (pedal) mechanism to tension the park brake cables.
5. Apply and release the parking brake lever (pedal) one time. This will seat the parking brake cables and allow the auto adjuster in the parking brake lever (pedal) mechanism to correctly tension the parking brake cables.