Parking Brake Control: Service and Repair

Parking Brake Control








Removal and Installation
1. Release the parking brake cable tension.
2. Remove the steering column opening cover.
3. Remove the 2 bolts and position the data link connector (DLC) aside.





4. Remove the 4 bolts and the instrument panel LH knee bolster assembly.
^ To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
5. Remove the LH front door scuff plate.





6. Remove the hood release handle bezel from the LH A-pillar lower trim panel, then remove the LH A-pillar lower trim panel.





7. Disconnect the electrical connector from the parking brake switch.
8. Remove the 3 parking brake control nuts and position the parking brake control to access the front parking brake cable.
^ To install, tighten to 23 Nm (17 lb-ft).
9. Disconnect the front cable from the parking brake control.
10. Disconnect the front parking brake cable conduit from the parking brake control.
1 Using a box-end wrench, compress the fingers of the parking brake cable conduit.
2 Remove the front parking brake cable and conduit from the parking brake control.





11. To install, reverse the removal procedure.