Parking Brake System: Service and Repair

The park brake pedal mechanism used in this vehicle is designed so that the auto adjuster is not required to be locked out when servicing the park brake pedal and or the park brake cables.

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

Use the following procedure to release the tension from the park brake cables and the auto adjuster in the park brake pedal mechanism.

Locking Out Automatic Adjuster:

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

Park Brake Cable Attachment To Equalizer:

2. Remove the left rear and intermediate park brake cable from the park brake cable equalizer.
3. Remove the equalizer from the front park brake cable.
4. Remove the locking pliers from the front park brake cable. This will allow the adjuster in the park brake pedal mechanism to rotate around to its stop. This will remove the tension from the adjuster and front park brake cable.
Use the following procedure to reset the auto adjuster in the park brake pedal mechanism.
5. Grasp the exposed section of the front park brake cable and pull rearward on it. While holding the park brake in this position, install a pair of locking pliers on the front park brake cable just rearward of the second body outrigger bracket.
6. Install the equalizer on the front park brake cable.
7. Install the left rear and intermediate park brake cable in the correct location on the park brake cable equalizer.
8. Remove the locking pliers from the front park brake cable. This will allow the adjuster in the park brake pedal mechanism to tension the park brake cables.
9. Apply and release the park brake pedal one time. This will seat the park brake cables and allow the auto adjuster in the park brake pedal mechanism to correctly tension the park brake cables.