Parking Brake Rear Cable Replacement

Parking Brake Rear Cable Replacement

Removal Procedure

1. Raise and support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle Service and Repair.
2. Remove the rear tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation Service and Repair.




3. Remove rear parking brake cable (1) from retainer (3).
4. Remove rear parking brake cable grommet (2) from rear backing plate.
5. Remove brake drum. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement Removal and Replacement.




6. Using a flat-bladed screwdriver, depress the visible retaining tab (1) on the park brake cable fitting, then tilt the released side of the cable end back into the backing plate.
7. Rotate the park brake cable to expose the other retaining tab.




8. Release rear parking brake cable (1) from parking brake lever (2), using a suitable tool.
9. Remove the rear parking brake cable (1) back through the opening in the backing plate.

Installation Procedure

1. Insert the park brake cable through the opening in the backing plate. Only install the cable return spring to just rearward of the spring positioning tab on the backing plate.




2. Push the rear parking brake cable (1) toward the rear of the vehicle, along the outside of the trailing brake shoe, until the cable end is positioned just past the slot on the parking brake lever (2).
3. While holding the rear parking brake cable (1) in position from front to rear, move the cable end to the back of the parking brake lever (2).
4. Press the rear parking brake cable (1) into the slot on the lever (2), then pull the cable toward the front of the vehicle to secure the cable end to the slot.
5. While continuing to pull the cable away from the lever, insert a flat-bladed screwdriver into the opening on the lever to prevent the cable from lifting out of the slot on the lever.
6. Move the cable return spring through the opening in the backing plate.




7. Secure the cable fitting to the backing plate. Attempt to pull the park brake cable free of the backing plate, to ensure that the retaining tabs (1) on the fitting are properly secured.




8. Install rear parking brake cable (1) to retainer (3).
9. Install rear parking brake cable grommet (2) onto rear backing plate.
10. Install brake drum. Refer to Brake Drum Replacement Removal and Replacement.
11. Adjust the rear drum brakes. Refer to Drum Brake Adjustment Adjustments.
12. Install the rear tire and wheel assembly. Refer to Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation Service and Repair
13. Lower the vehicle.