Parking Brake Lever: Service and Repair

Parking Brake Lever Pedal Assembly Replacement

Removal Procedure

Note: The following service procedure includes the removal of the front park brake cable. The front park brake cable is NOT serviced separately, but serviced with the park brake pedal assembly.

1. Remove the left side hinge pillar trim panel. Refer to Body Hinge Pillar Trim Panel Replacement (Body Hinge Pillar Trim Panel Replacement).
2. Disconnect the park brake warning lamp electrical connector.
3. Disable the park brake cable automatic adjuster. Refer to Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Disabling (Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Disabling).
4. Remove the bolt and disconnect the park brake pedal release handle from the instrument panel.
5. Without disconnecting the electrical connectors, remove the left side instrument panel electrical center/junction block and position aside. Refer to Instrument Panel Electrical Center or Junction Block Replacement - Left Side (Instrument Panel Electrical Center or Junction Block Replacement - Left Side).
6. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle (Service and Repair).




7. Disconnect the front park brake cable from the intermediate cable connector by drilling a 3 mm (1/8 in) hole through the dimple in the front to intermediate park brake cable connector.
8. Release the front park brake cable from the frame by depressing the locking tabs.
9. Lower the vehicle.




10. Remove the park brake lever mounting nuts.




11. Position the floor carpet to expose the park brake cable pass-through grommet.
12. Release the park brake cable pass-through grommet from the vehicle floor.
13. Remove the park brake lever and front cable from the vehicle.

Installation Procedure





Note: Ensure the grommet for the front park brake cable is properly seated in the front floor panel.

1. Insert the front brake cable through the hole in the front floor panel and seat the pass-through grommet.
2. Position the floor carpet to the floor pan.




3. Position the park brake pedal assembly on the side panel.

Caution: Refer to Fastener Caution (Fastener Caution).

4. Install and finger tighten the mounting nuts. Tighten the nuts to 25 Nm (18 lb ft).
5. Connect the park brake warning lamp connection.




6. Install the park brake release handle to the instrument panel.
7. Install the park brake release handle bolt and tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb in).
8. Install the hinge pillar trim panel. Refer to Body Hinge Pillar Trim Panel Replacement (Body Hinge Pillar Trim Panel Replacement).
9. Install the left side instrument panel electrical center/junction block. Refer to Instrument Panel Electrical Center or Junction Block Replacement - Left Side (Instrument Panel Electrical Center or Junction Block Replacement - Left Side).
10. Raise the vehicle.




11. Install the front park brake cable to the frame and press the retainer into place.
12. Connect the front park brake cable to the front to intermediate park brake cable connector.
13. Lower the vehicle.
14. Enable the park brake cable automatic adjuster. Refer to Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Enabling (Parking Brake Cable Adjuster Enabling).
15. Adjust the park brake. Refer to Parking Brake Adjustment (1500 Drum Brake) ()Parking Brake Adjustment (1500 Disc Brake) ()Parking Brake Adjustment (2500/3500 SRW) (Adjustments)Parking Brake Adjustment (3500 DRW) ().