Control Assembly Spring Tension, Resetting

NOTE: Parking brake control spring tension is lost when the coil spring unwinds and disengages from the tab on the wheel. This can occur when the cables break, when servicing the system without inserting the lock pin or when the lock pin is removed before the cables are connected.

CAUTION Do not service the parking brake system without inserting the lock pin in the control assembly. Do not remove the lock pin from the control with the cables disconnected.

1. Remove the parking brake control.





2. Engage the coil spring on the tab on the wheel in the parking brake control.
3. Place the control handle in the released position to unlock the self-adjusting pawl.





4. Slip a spare front parking brake cable and conduit (2853) around the pulley and insert the cable anchor pin into the pivot hole in the ratchet plate assembly

Cable Assembly Inserted Into Pivot Hole:

5. With the front parking brake cable and conduit on the floor, step on the front parking brake cable and conduit or clamp the end of the front parking brake cable and conduit in a vise.
6. Pull on the assembly, holding the mounting bracket tightly against the body of the control, until cable tension rotates the cable track assembly so the lock pin can be fully seated through the plate.

Parking Brake Control:

7. Insert the lock pin so the assembly is in the "cable released" position.
8. Install the parking brake control.