Parking Brake System: Service and Repair
NOTE: To gain access to the park brake mechanism to perform the adjuster lockout procedure, the console must be removed.LOCKING AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER
1. Disconnect the (-) negative cable from the negative terminal on the battery. Be sure the battery cable is isolated from the battery.
2. Remove the 6 attaching screws on each side, mounting the driver and passenger side lower fascias to the instrument panel. Then remove both fascia panels.
3. Remove the screw attaching the ash tray to the consoles Then remove the ash tray from the console.
4. Remove the bezel for the heater/air conditioning controls and the radio from instrument panel. Bezel is removed by carefully prying it out of the instrument panel and console using a screw driver.
5. Disconnect the wiring harness connectors from the lighter and fog lamp switches in the bezel.
6. Remove the 2 screws, one on-each side of the console, attaching the rear of the console assembly to the tunnel area of the floor plan.
NOTE: The driver and passenger seat need to be moved to the full rearward position to gain access to the console mounting screws.
7. Pull the park brake lever up as far as it will go. Lift the console assembly up from the rear while sliding the park brake lever boot off the park brake lever. This is required to access the shift knob attaching nut. Hold shift knob from turning and loosen the attaching nut. When nut is loose turn shift knob off shifter.
8. Remove the console from the tunnel of the floor pan with the shift knob and shifter boot attached.
WARNING: The self adjusting feature of this parking brake lever assembly contains a clock spring loaded to approximately 30 pounds. Care must be taken to prevent excessive jarring of the assembly. Do not release the self adjuster lockout device before installing cables into the equalizer. Keep hands out of self adjuster sector and pawl area. Failure to observe caution in handling this mechanism could lead to serious injury.
9. Lock the clock spring of the park brake self adjuster mechanism using the following procedure. Insert a 7/32 inch allen wrench into the allen head screw of the locking device. Pull on equalizer output cable to wind adjuster clock spring to where the self adjuster lockout pawl is positioned about midway on the self adjuster sector. Rotate the self adjuster locking device into the self adjuster sector by turning the allen screw clockwise.
UNLOCKING AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER
1. Unlock the park brake automatic adjuster using the following procedure. Insert a 7/32 inch allen wrench into the allen head screw of the adjuster lockout device and turn counter-clockwise through approximately 15° of rotation. In turning lockout device, self adjuster release is a loud snapping noise followed by reaching a more felt than heard detente. Very light effort is required to seat lockout arm into detente. Follow through to the detente is important in preventing the lockout rod from rattling.
2. Operate park brake mechanism several times to ensure proper operation. Also be sure that the rear park brake cables are not binding when released.
3. Install the console assembly and park brake lever boot over park brake lever. Then install console assembly on tunnel area of vehicle, with the rear of the console positioned as high as possible.
4. Thread shift knob onto shifter until their is adequate thread engagement,, and knob is correctly positioned. Securely tighten the shift knob to shifter retaining jam nut.
5. Lower the console assembly onto the tunnel until correctly posit toned in the vehicle. Align the console assembly screw holes with holes in tunnel and install and securely tighten the 2 screws.
6. Connect wiring harness connectors to the fog lamp switches and lighter assembly on the bezel. Be sure the connectors are fully installed on terminals.
7. Align mounting clips con heater, radio and console bezel, with clip attaching holes in instrument panel and console assembly. Carefully push or tap around edge of bezel, until all bezel mounting clips are locked into instrument panel and console assembly.
8. Install ash tray assembly into opening in bezel. Install the ash tray assembly to console assembly attaching screw and securely tighten.
9. Install driver side and passenger side lower instrument panel fascias. Install the 6 screws attaching each lower fascia to the instrument panel and tunnel of vehicle.
10. Reconnect the (-) negative battery cable to the negative battery post. Reset any electrical components on vehicle affected by disconnecting the bat