Parking Brake Lever Removal

NOTE: The park brake lever assembly on this vehicle is serviced with the front cable installed on it. They should be removed, replaced, and installed as an assembly.

Correctly Isolated Remote Ground Cable:

1. Remove remote ground cable from ground stud on shock tower. Then correctly isolate ground cable from vehicle by installing isolator on stud.
2. Raise the vehicle using a frame contact type hoist or correctly supported on jackstands.
3. Loosen the park brake tensioner adjuster nut, in front of the rear crossmember, until tension is removed from cables.
4. Disconnect the cable connector between the front and intermediate cable.
5. Lower the vehicle to the ground.
6. Remove the driver's door opening sill cover.
7. Remove the driver's side kick panel.

Fuse Panel Cover:

8. Remove the fuse panel cover from the left end of the instrument panel.

Lower Instrument Panel Cover Mounting Screws:

9. Remove the 2 screws behind the fuse panel cover, attaching the lower instrument panel cover to the instrument panel mounting bracket.
10. Remove the lower instrument panel cover from the instrument panel. It is attached by retaining clips along the top and right edge.

Trunk Release Wiring:

11. Remove the wiring harness connector from the trunk release switch in the lower instrument panel cover.

Park Brake Release Cable:

12. Remove the park brake release cable, from the park brake release handle in the lower instrument panel cover.

Reinforcement Panel:

13. Remove the 4 bolts mounting the reinforcement to the instrument panel. Remove the reinforcement from the instrument panel. Remove the diagnostic connector from the reinforcement.
14. Remove the lower A/C duct below the steering column. It is secured with 1 screw.

Fuse Junction Block:

15. Remove the 2 lower mounting screws securing fuse junction block bracket to instrument panel end housing.
16. Remove the 2 screws securing fuse junction block upper edge to the instrument panel bracket. These screws are installed from above the right side of the fuse junction block and mount to the left.
17. Remove the dome lamp wiring harness connector from the fuse junction block.
18. Move fuse junction block as far down and to the right as possible without causing damage to the harness or fuse junction block.
19. Remove left rear door opening sill cover.
20. Remove front seat belt anchor bolt at base of left B-pillar.
21. Pull back floor carpeting on left side of passenger compartment to reveal front park brake cable.

Front Park Brake Cable At Rear Floor Pan:

22. Remove the 2 screws securing the front park brake cable retainer bracket to the rear floor pan.

Front Park Brake Cable Attachment At Front Floor Pan:

23. Remove 2 routing bracket screws securing front park brake cable to left side of the passenger compartment floor. One is at the base of the B-pillar by the seat belt anchor bolt, and the other is below the park brake lever assembly on the floor pan.
24. Remove the rear bolt, and loosen the 2 front nuts on studs, securing the park brake lever assembly in place.
25. Lower the park brake lever assembly enough to gain access to the warning lamp ground wire connector. Remove the brake warning light ground wire from the switch on the park brake lever assembly.
26. Continue to move park brake lever, with front park brake cable attached, downward, and remove both from vehicle together.