Parking Brake System: Adjustments
PARK BRAKE AUTO ADJUSTER MECHANISM LOCK-OUTOverview
WARNING: THE AUTO ADJUSTING FEATURE OF THE PARK BRAKE MECHANISM USED ON THIS VEHICLE, CONTAINS A CLOCK SPRING LOADED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 POUNDS. DO NOT REMOVE THE PIN, LOCKING-OUT THE AUTO ADJUSTER MECHANISM, BEFORE INSTALLING THE REAR PARK CABLES INTO THE EQUALIZER. KEEP YOUR HANDS OUT OF THE AREA OF THE AUTO ADJUSTER MECHANISM. FAILURE TO OBSERVE CAUTION IN HANDLING THIS MECHANISM COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY.
WARNING: WHEN REPAIRS TO THE PARK BRAKE LEVER OR CABLES IS REQUIRED, THE AUTO ADJUSTER MECHANISM MUST BE LOCKED-OUT.
Shift Knob Attachment:
1. Remove shift knob from shifter. Shift knob is attached to shifter using an allen head set screw. Access to set screw is from the front side of the shift knob.
Shift Bezel Wiring Harness:
2. Remove the shift bezel from the center console. Shift bezel is removed by carefully pulling upward along the edge until the retaining clips unlatch from the center console.
3. Disconnect shift bezel wiring harness from vehicle wiring harness.
Center Console Front Attaching Screw:
4. Remove screw attaching center console to console bracket.
Attaching Screw At Front Of Center Console:
5. Remove the 4 screws mounting the storage tray and lid to the center console. Remove the lid and storage tray from the center console.
6. Raise park brake hand lever to the applied position. This is required for clearance to remove center console.
7. Remove center console from vehicle.
8. Lower park brake lever handle.
Locking Pin Installed In Park Brake Mechanism:
9. Grasp park brake lever output cable by hand and pull upward. Continue pulling on cable until a 3/16 inch drill bit can be inserted into handle and sector gear of park brake mechanism. This will lock the park brake mechanism and take tension off park brake cables.
Releasing Park Brake Auto Adjuster
Note: The park brake lever can be in any position when releasing the auto adjuster. To ease installation of center console, it is advisable to pull park brake lever handle all the way up before removing lockout pin
1. Be sure rear park brake cables are properly installed in the equalizer.
2. Pull park brake lever handle all the way up.
3. Using pliers, firmly grasp park brake lever locking pin. Quickly remove the locking pin from the park brake lever mechanism. This will allow the park brake lever mechanism to correctly adjust the park brake cables.
4. Install center console.
Attaching Screw At Front Of Center Console:
5. Install the 4 screws, mounting console, storage tray and lid.
Center Console Front Attaching Screw:
6. Install screw mounting front of center console to console bracket.
Shift Bezel Wiring Harness:
7. Connect shift bezel wiring harness to vehicle wiring harness
8. Install shift bezel on center console. Shift bezel is installed by firmly pressing it down on center console until the 4 retaining clips are holding it to the center console.
Shift Knob Attachment:
9. Install shift knob on shifter. Install and securely tighten set screw holding shift knob to shifter. Access to set screw is from the front side of the shift knob.
10. Cycle park brake lever once to position park brake cables. Then return the park brake lever its released position. Check the rear wheels of the vehicle, they should rotate freely without dragging.